Brown Deer Park Golf Course
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · 18 holes · par 71 · Public/Municipal. Designed by George Hansen, opened 1929.
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 700 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 12, where the green sits 31 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 39 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 4 holes and on the right on 1: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 13 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 | Blue | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 461 | 433 | 387 | 341 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 417 | 384 | 307 | 307 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | 171 | 158 | 145 | 101 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 485 | 475 | 465 | 402 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 164 | 145 | 136 | 114 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 556 | 530 | 471 | 440 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 215 | 203 | 174 | 123 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 436 | 397 | 383 | 316 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 359 | 339 | 289 | 289 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 447 | 423 | 410 | 321 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 196 | 164 | 152 | 112 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 381 | 364 | 347 | 287 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 437 | 408 | 402 | 402 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 188 | 172 | 159 | 136 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 531 | 513 | 503 | 420 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 371 | 351 | 341 | 291 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 387 | 370 | 345 | 241 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 557 | 477 | 477 | 353 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6759 | 72.9 | 133 |
| Blue | Male | 6306 | 70.6 | 129 |
| White | Male | 5847 | 68.5 | 124 |
| Gold | Female | 5033 | 64.7 | 115 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 455-17 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 451 · 461 · 474front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 37yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 223
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 300 to reach, 364 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 17 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 314 yards.
- Fairway water on the left: 300 to reach, 364 to carry. Drives that finish short of 300 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 223.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 427+29 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 401 · 417 · 434front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards longer: the green sits 29 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 26 at 201.
- 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-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 168-10 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 156 · 171 · 192front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 33yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 151 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 40 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 55 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].