West Branch Country Club
West Branch, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Jerry Matthews, John F. Robinson, Bill Newcomb.
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 970 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 18, where the green sits 20 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 34 ft below the tee and plays about 11 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | 18 | 341 | 332 | 276 |
| 2 | 4 | 16 | 368 | 366 | 355 |
| 3 | 4 | 8 | 356 | 345 | 291 |
| 4 | 5 | 12 | 491 | 487 | 473 |
| 5 | 3 | 14 | 181 | 146 | 135 |
| 6 | 5 | 6 | 490 | 482 | 404 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 422 | 412 | 317 |
| 8 | 3 | 10 | 163 | 155 | 150 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 414 | 406 | 380 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 389 | 379 | 300 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 565 | 552 | 485 |
| 12 | 3 | 15 | 129 | 103 | 91 |
| 13 | 4 | 11 | 334 | 323 | 277 |
| 14 | 4 | 13 | 382 | 339 | 258 |
| 15 | 5 | 5 | 514 | 502 | 453 |
| 16 | 4 | 7 | 432 | 360 | 350 |
| 17 | 3 | 17 | 156 | 138 | 111 |
| 18 | 4 | 9 | 352 | 336 | 259 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6479 | 70.8 | 128 |
| White | Male | 6163 | 69.2 | 124 |
| White | Female | 6163 | 75.2 | 131 |
| Orange | Female | 5825 | 73.2 | 128 |
| Orange | Male | 5825 | 67.5 | 121 |
| Red | Female | 5365 | 70.7 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 341-1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 326 · 341 · 352front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 212
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 177 to reach, 200 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 177 to reach, 200 to carry. Drives that finish short of 177 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 212 and narrows to 29 at 254.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 364-12 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 352 · 368 · 385front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 233.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 359+8 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 341 · 356 · 366front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 215
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 182 to reach, 206 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 182 to reach, 206 to carry. Drives that finish short of 182 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 215.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 27 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 3 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].