Hickory Heights Golf Club
Spring Grove, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Opened 1988.
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 570 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 7, where the green sits 64 ft above the tee and plays about 21 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 63 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 10 | 290 | 285 | 285 | 250 |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 580 | 575 | 460 | 450 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 410 | 405 | 405 | 350 |
| 4 | 3 | 16 | 190 | 180 | 170 | 160 |
| 5 | 4 | 14 | 315 | 300 | 300 | 290 |
| 6 | 3 | 18 | 120 | 115 | 115 | 100 |
| 7 | 4 | 8 | 330 | 320 | 320 | 300 |
| 8 | 4 | 6 | 365 | 360 | 360 | 275 |
| 9 | 4 | 12 | 320 | 315 | 315 | 290 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 550 | 540 | 480 | 415 |
| 11 | 3 | 17 | 145 | 140 | 140 | 130 |
| 12 | 4 | 5 | 420 | 415 | 335 | 330 |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | 485 | 475 | 475 | 340 |
| 14 | 4 | 13 | 320 | 315 | 315 | 300 |
| 15 | 4 | 7 | 330 | 320 | 310 | 235 |
| 16 | 4 | 11 | 310 | 305 | 305 | 240 |
| 17 | 3 | 15 | 190 | 175 | 140 | 130 |
| 18 | 4 | 9 | 375 | 370 | 370 | 270 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6055 | 70.3 | 121 |
| White | Male | 5910 | 69.7 | 120 |
| Gold | Male | 5600 | 67.9 | 119 |
| Red | Female | 4665 | 68.8 | 114 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 288-6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 279 · 290 · 300front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 183
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 207 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 183 and narrows to 23 at 218.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 593+38 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 571 · 580 · 591front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 368
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards longer: the green sits 38 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 368.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 36 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 398-35 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 394 · 410 · 423front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 248
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards shorter: the green sits 35 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 217 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 248.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 3%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · 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
- 33 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].