Wawonowin Golf Course
Ely Township, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Don Childs.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 1,520 ft the ball carries about 2% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 147. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 2, where the green sits 30 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 7, where the green sits 54 ft below the tee and plays about 18 yards shorter.
- 17 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 330 | 305 | 284 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 396 | 371 | 299 |
| 3 | 5 | 13 | 522 | 504 | 441 |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | 173 | 152 | 122 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 414 | 394 | 329 |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | 285 | 267 | 212 |
| 7 | 5 | 11 | 508 | 497 | 424 |
| 8 | 3 | 7 | 189 | 178 | 139 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 449 | 431 | 350 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 442 | 422 | 322 |
| 11 | 5 | 14 | 519 | 511 | 423 |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 368 | 358 | 338 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 136 | 128 | 112 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 386 | 370 | 317 |
| 15 | 5 | 16 | 472 | 456 | 386 |
| 16 | 3 | 12 | 224 | 216 | 158 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 416 | 395 | 300 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 406 | 390 | 302 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6635 | 71.1 | 124 |
| White | Male | 6345 | 70.4 | 121 |
| Yellow | Male | 5509 | ||
| Red | Female | 5258 | 70.8 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 329-3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 314 · 330 · 342front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 204
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 222 to reach, 275 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 221 yards.
- Fairway water on the left: 222 to reach, 275 to carry. Drives that finish short of 222 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 204.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 406+30 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 386 · 396 · 408front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards longer: the green sits 30 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 233.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 514-24 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 509 · 522 · 535front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 239
In play
- Water front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 24 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 291 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 239.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 33 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].