French Creek Golf Course
Elverson, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Gil Hanse, opened 2003.
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 550 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 6, where the green sits 84 ft above the tee and plays about 28 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 62 ft below the tee and plays about 21 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | Gold/Blue | White | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 360 | 353 | 315 | 315 | 290 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 475 | 455 | 429 | 393 | 393 |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | 216 | 195 | 122 | 122 | 115 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 495 | 485 | 401 | 371 | 353 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 117 | 106 | 94 | 94 | 88 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 550 | 540 | 499 | 401 | 401 |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 361 | 352 | 330 | 304 | 304 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 186 | 169 | 147 | 147 | 125 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 383 | 365 | 334 | 315 | 270 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | 172 | 160 | 145 | 128 | 116 |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | 520 | 495 | 458 | 330 | 297 |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 460 | 450 | 395 | 374 | 374 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 430 | 427 | 377 | 310 | 310 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 382 | 354 | 313 | 313 | 275 |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 292 | 268 | 249 | 204 | 204 |
| 16 | 5 | 10 | 500 | 480 | 460 | 440 | 440 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 205 | 200 | 183 | 175 | 164 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 418 | 395 | 370 | 365 | 324 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6725 | 73.6 | 141 |
| Gold/Blue | Male | 6523 | 72.2 | 139 |
| Blue | Male | 6307 | 71.4 | 137 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6091 | 70.1 | 133 |
| White | Male | 5597 | 68 | 128 |
| White | Female | 5597 | 73.3 | 133 |
| Green | Male | 5049 | 65.8 | 120 |
| Green | Female | 5049 | 70 | 128 |
| Red | Female | 4843 | 68.7 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 370+31 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 337 · 360 · 382front · middle · back
- Green size
- 50 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 247
- Green slope
- 7.5%falls to the left
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 201 to reach, 275 to carry
- 4 bunkers right: 278 to reach, 300 to carry
- Bunker left: 302 to reach, 307 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards longer: the green sits 31 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 258 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 201 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 201 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 247.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 7.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 50 yards deep: a back pin can play about 4 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 454-62 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 462 · 475 · 488front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 45yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 284
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the back-right
In play
- Bunker left: 122 to reach, 129 to carry
- Bunker right: 275 to reach, 333 to carry
- Bunker left: 379 to reach, 391 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 381 to reach, 389 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 21 yards shorter: the green sits 62 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 301 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 275 to reach, 333 to carry. Drives that finish short of 275 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 284.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 3%. Finish on the back-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 216+1 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 208 · 216 · 225front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 36yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 6.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 6.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 48 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].