Shuksan Golf Club
Bellingham, Washington · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1994.
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 120 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 4, where the green sits 41 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 104 ft below the tee and plays about 35 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 6 holes and on the left on 2: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 15 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 | 7 | 392 | 379 | 305 | 303 |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | 161 | 151 | 138 | 112 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 395 | 375 | 274 | 272 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 541 | 512 | 474 | 465 |
| 5 | 4 | 17 | 374 | 327 | 301 | 297 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 178 | 159 | 144 | 127 |
| 7 | 5 | 9 | 582 | 524 | 486 | 481 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 392 | 387 | 328 | 319 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 401 | 368 | 287 | 281 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 404 | 379 | 358 | 349 |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | 212 | 160 | 135 | 125 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 360 | 344 | 300 | 280 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 540 | 515 | 449 | 445 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 174 | 131 | 127 | 104 |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 315 | 295 | 250 | 246 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 422 | 383 | 347 | 341 |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 378 | 336 | 305 | 299 |
| 18 | 5 | 8 | 528 | 509 | 463 | 461 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6749 | 72.9 | 137 |
| White | Male | 6234 | 69 | 131 |
| Gold | Male | 5471 | 65.2 | 108 |
| Red | Female | 5307 | 68.8 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 357-104 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 374 · 392 · 407front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 247 to reach, 254 to carry
- Water right: 309 to reach, 403 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 365 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 35 yards shorter: the green sits 104 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 248 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 247 to reach, 254 to carry. Drives that finish short of 247 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 23 at 200.
- 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 3
- Plays like
- 160-3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 141 · 161 · 182front · middle · back
- Green size
- 41 × 30yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: 154 to reach, 198 to carry
- Water back-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- 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 41 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 388-22 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 382 · 395 · 410front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 261
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the left
In play
- Water right: 80 to reach, 164 to carry
- Water right: 180 to reach, 260 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 22 ft below the tee.
- Fairway water on the right: 180 to reach, 260 to carry. Drives that finish short of 180 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 261 and narrows to 38 at 242.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- 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 55 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 34 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].