Valleywood Golf Club
Swanton, Ohio · 18 holes · par 71 · Semi-Private. Opened 1929.
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 670 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 2, where the green sits 12 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 9 ft below the tee and plays about 3 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 423 | 418 | 357 | 364 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 302 | 281 | 211 | 261 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 468 | 411 | 301 | 310 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 156 | 143 | 117 | 127 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | 493 | 481 | 403 | 414 |
| 6 | 5 | 13 | 481 | 465 | 404 | 411 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 400 | 388 | 341 | 348 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 339 | 324 | 264 | 274 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 401 | 377 | 277 | 307 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 387 | 380 | 326 | 333 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 289 | 278 | 202 | 266 |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 368 | 350 | 325 | 335 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 324 | 319 | 276 | 283 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 442 | 428 | 418 | 358 |
| 15 | 3 | 12 | 209 | 198 | 151 | 158 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 367 | 339 | 308 | 317 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 161 | 137 | 103 | 121 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 354 | 341 | 295 | 301 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6364 | 70.1 | 118 |
| White | Male | 6058 | 68.5 | 116 |
| Red | Male | 5591 | 72.2 | 122 |
| Gold | Male | 4844 | 67.3 | 110 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 423+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 400 · 423 · 436front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 278
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: 204 to reach, 265 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 210 yards.
- Fairway water on the right: 204 to reach, 265 to carry. Drives that finish short of 204 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 278.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 306+12 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 287 · 302 · 316front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 188
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 12 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 187 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 188.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 468+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 454 · 468 · 480front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 70 to reach, 74 to carry
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 70 to reach, 74 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 228.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 31 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 2 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].