Western Golf and Country Club
Redford, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Donald Ross, Jerry Matthews, Arthur Hills, Bruce Hepner, opened 1926.
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 610 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 10, where the green sits 8 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 17 ft below the tee and plays about 6 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 | Black | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 364 | 352 | 343 | 343 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 424 | 402 | 335 | 329 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 220 | 186 | 174 | 160 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 414 | 398 | 368 | 319 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 526 | 514 | 505 | 450 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 460 | 429 | 408 | 293 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 332 | 322 | 312 | 271 |
| 8 | 5 | 17 | 513 | 483 | 469 | 418 |
| 9 | 3 | 11 | 186 | 177 | 167 | 158 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 359 | 349 | 349 | 339 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 387 | 373 | 356 | 301 |
| 12 | 3 | 12 | 200 | 170 | 154 | 129 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 359 | 343 | 343 | 271 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 375 | 364 | 304 | 300 |
| 15 | 5 | 10 | 512 | 481 | 464 | 402 |
| 16 | 4 | 18 | 399 | 364 | 347 | 252 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 419 | 397 | 329 | 329 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 402 | 372 | 356 | 300 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6851 | 74.2 | 140 |
| Blue | Male | 6476 | 72.4 | 137 |
| White | Male | 6083 | 70.5 | 133 |
| Red | Male | 5364 | 72.4 | 133 |
| Yellow | Male | 5065 | 70.8 | 132 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 365+2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 353 · 364 · 374front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 5 to reach, 798 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 218 yards.
- Fairway water on the right: 5 to reach, 798 to carry. Drives that finish short of 5 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 229.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 425+3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 412 · 424 · 437front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 236 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 231.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 218-7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 206 · 220 · 233front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 19yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 93 to reach, 109 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 93 to reach, 109 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 41 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].