Elks Country Club
McDermott, Ohio · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Opened 1924.
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 590 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 18, where the green sits 54 ft above the tee and plays about 18 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 52 ft below the tee and plays about 17 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 3 holes and on the left on 0: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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 | 8 | 416 | 406 | 382 |
| 2 | 5 | 12 | 525 | 508 | 450 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 395 | 383 | 350 |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | 136 | 121 | 108 |
| 5 | 4 | 10 | 358 | 343 | 331 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 406 | 388 | 321 |
| 7 | 3 | 6 | 215 | 191 | 137 |
| 8 | 5 | 16 | 483 | 477 | 410 |
| 9 | 4 | 14 | 295 | 275 | 229 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 448 | 440 | 410 |
| 11 | 5 | 11 | 541 | 532 | 476 |
| 12 | 4 | 7 | 376 | 369 | 314 |
| 13 | 3 | 15 | 179 | 165 | 145 |
| 14 | 5 | 17 | 492 | 473 | 397 |
| 15 | 4 | 9 | 345 | 328 | 311 |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 459 | 442 | 408 |
| 17 | 3 | 13 | 203 | 182 | 138 |
| 18 | 4 | 5 | 385 | 362 | 316 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6681 | 71.1 | 122 |
| White | Male | 6375 | 69.7 | 118 |
| Red | Female | 5643 | 71.4 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 399-52 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 402 · 416 · 430front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 247 to reach, 262 to carry
- Bunker left: 314 to reach, 327 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 17 yards shorter: the green sits 52 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 297 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 247 to reach, 262 to carry. Drives that finish short of 247 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 234.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 518-22 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 510 · 525 · 541front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 36yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 140 to reach, 147 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 302 to reach, 309 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 22 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 233.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from right to left, about 1%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 396+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 383 · 395 · 406front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Water back-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 236 and narrows to 27 at 286.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers and water; 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 416 · 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
- 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].