Blackhawk Country Club
Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by A. W. Tillinghast, Dick Nugent, opened 1921.
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 940 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 9, where the green sits 42 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 83 ft below the tee and plays about 28 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 4 holes and on the left on 1: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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 | Black | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 375 | 367 | 350 | 350 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 309 | 301 | 301 | 278 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 398 | 392 | 341 | 341 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 319 | 310 | 286 | 281 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 188 | 162 | 143 | 120 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 364 | 345 | 305 | 305 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 578 | 562 | 452 | 452 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 397 | 373 | 360 | 319 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 347 | 329 | 329 | 279 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 310 | 310 | 307 | 307 |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 274 | 262 | 262 | 250 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 526 | 514 | 463 | 463 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 526 | 516 | 485 | 485 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 274 | 245 | 245 | 214 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 273 | 261 | 261 | 249 |
| 16 | 3 | 16 | 170 | 158 | 158 | 133 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 406 | 401 | 278 | 278 |
| 18 | 3 | 18 | 141 | 131 | 131 | 123 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6175 | 70.5 | 126 |
| White | Male | 5939 | 69.5 | 123 |
| Gold | Male | 5575 | 68 | 121 |
| Gold | Female | 5575 | 73 | 127 |
| Red | Male | 5355 | 70.3 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 347-83 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 363 · 375 · 386front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 220 to reach, 244 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 28 yards shorter: the green sits 83 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 220 to reach, 244 to carry. Drives that finish short of 220 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 235.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 316+22 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 297 · 309 · 321front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 197
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 22 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 197.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- 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
- 379-57 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 385 · 398 · 412front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 19 yards shorter: the green sits 57 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 160 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 233.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 24 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].