Hidden Creek Golf Club
Lima, Ohio · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1999.
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 870 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 16, where the green sits 9 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 18 ft below the tee and plays about 6 yards shorter.
- 9 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 | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 395 | 371 | 285 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | 200 | 157 | 104 |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 380 | 355 | 255 |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | 510 | 475 | 380 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 465 | 399 | 290 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 170 | 145 | 90 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 400 | 352 | 270 |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | 515 | 500 | 415 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 365 | 350 | 280 |
| 10 | 5 | 14 | 490 | 475 | 375 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 410 | 390 | 290 |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 435 | 405 | 300 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 410 | 360 | 280 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 415 | 400 | 320 |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 150 | 135 | 70 |
| 16 | 5 | 10 | 530 | 484 | 410 |
| 17 | 4 | 18 | 372 | 360 | 260 |
| 18 | 3 | 12 | 240 | 199 | 128 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6810 | 72.5 | 126 |
| Green | Male | 6310 | 70.2 | 121 |
| Grey | Male | 5475 | 66.4 | 114 |
| Red | Female | 4860 | 66.9 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 393-6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 380 · 395 · 410front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 52 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 52 yards wide at 234 and narrows to 46 at 204.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from right to left, about 1.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 198-6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 183 · 200 · 219front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 30yards deep × wide
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 181 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 177 to carry
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 111 to reach, 181 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 118 to reach, 177 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 382+6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 355 · 380 · 396front · middle · back
- Green size
- 41 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 234
In play
- Water right: 26 to reach, 118 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 234 and narrows to 29 at 274.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green is 41 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 27 hazards with reach and carry
- 11 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].