Lykens Valley Golf Course
Millersburg, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by Harlan Willis, opened 1960.
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 15, where the green sits 52 ft above the tee and plays about 17 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 24 ft below the tee and plays about 8 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 394 | 385 | 314 | 305 |
| 2 | 5 | 17 | 484 | 473 | 430 | 400 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 417 | 410 | 356 | 343 |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 215 | 206 | 181 | 122 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 391 | 355 | 320 | 300 |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 543 | 527 | 452 | 448 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 166 | 165 | 125 | 110 |
| 8 | 4 | 13 | 355 | 349 | 300 | 279 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 359 | 354 | 310 | 285 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 239 | 202 | 180 | 137 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 394 | 381 | 340 | 337 |
| 12 | 3 | 12 | 195 | 171 | 155 | 126 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 314 | 307 | 260 | 256 |
| 14 | 3 | 10 | 206 | 200 | 160 | 149 |
| 15 | 5 | 8 | 490 | 450 | 373 | 330 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 333 | 293 | 283 | 253 |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | 556 | 549 | 469 | 433 |
| 18 | 4 | 18 | 290 | 282 | 258 | 240 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6341 | 70.2 | 116 |
| White | Male | 6013 | 68.7 | 114 |
| Gold | Male | 5266 | 65.8 | 108 |
| Red | Female | 4853 | 67.9 | 111 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 400+18 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 381 · 394 · 408front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 21 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 218 to reach, 234 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 218 to reach, 234 to carry. Drives that finish short of 218 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 21 yards wide at 232.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 483-4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 473 · 484 · 495front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 255 to reach, 301 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 235 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 255 to reach, 301 to carry. Drives that finish short of 255 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 238.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 21 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 5.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 426+28 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 406 · 417 · 427front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 245
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 28 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 243 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 245.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 21 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].