Sylvania Golf Club
Sylvania, Ohio · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1916.
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 650 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 4, where the green sits 28 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 9, where the green sits 25 ft below the tee and plays about 8 yards shorter.
- 13 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 | Gold | Black | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 8 | 379 | 372 | 372 | 296 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 560 | 530 | 502 | 410 | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | 168 | 159 | 142 | 97 | |
| 4 | 5 | 14 | 508 | 501 | 501 | 404 | |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 438 | 425 | 425 | 328 | |
| 6 | 3 | 18 | 178 | 172 | 165 | 131 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 390 | 382 | 376 | 320 | |
| 8 | 5 | 10 | 556 | 545 | 509 | 382 | |
| 9 | 3 | 16 | 185 | 166 | 142 | 141 | |
| 10 | 3 | 17 | 161 | 153 | 139 | 119 | |
| 11 | 4 | 7 | 382 | 370 | 325 | 280 | |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 476 | 436 | 375 | 291 | |
| 13 | 4 | 11 | 429 | 365 | 344 | 312 | |
| 14 | 3 | 5 | 230 | 219 | 185 | 151 | |
| 15 | 4 | 9 | 376 | 363 | 354 | 280 | |
| 16 | 5 | 13 | 517 | 517 | 414 | 375 | |
| 17 | 5 | 15 | 483 | 478 | 419 | 360 | |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | 395 | 387 | 371 | 255 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6811 | 73.3 | 141 |
| Black | Male | 6540 | 72.4 | 139 |
| Blue | Male | 5837 | 69 | 131 |
| White | Male | 5350 | 72.2 | 127 |
| Red | Male | 4932 | 70 | 122 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 384+16 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 366 · 379 · 394front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 247
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 16 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 247.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 555-15 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 547 · 560 · 573front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 267
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 533 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 15 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 389 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 326 to reach, 533 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 267 and narrows to 15 at 307.
- Best lay-up: 100 to 160 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 21 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 176+24 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 156 · 168 · 180front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 21yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 68 to reach, 81 to carry
- Water across the hole: 86 to reach, 104 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 24 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 86 to reach, 104 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 38 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 4 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].