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The Meadows at Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI

Aerial view of The Meadows at Grand Valley State University, MI

Aerial imagery centred on The Meadows at Grand Valley State University, MI. Imagery: USDA NAIP / USGS

Par
72
Yardage
6,853
Official yardage
7,049
Layout data
Fully mapped

Designed by Michael Hurdzan · Opened 1994

Golf Digest No. 23, America's Greatest College Courses, 2023

Official yardage is the course’s published back-tee number; the yardage above it is measured from the mapped hole geometry, so the two can differ.

Aerial view of The Meadows at Grand Valley State University, MI, with its hole routing marked
The Meadows at Grand Valley State University — aerial with the routing drawn from mapped course geometry. Imagery: USDA NAIP / USGS

Elevation

Drops 80 ft from its high point to its low — 706 ft down to 627 ft above sea level. Hole for hole, the 17th gives up 17 ft tee to green and the 16th climbs 10 ft.

Across the card the elevation is worth 17 yards less than the measured yardage.

The Meadows at Grand Valley State University: tee-to-green elevation change and plays-like yardage, by hole.
HoleParYardsΔ ftPlays like
15471-10468
243860386
331950195
45523-7520
54416-5414
643420342
731800180
84400+3402
95502+2502
104392-9389
114384-4383
124412+7414
133194-8192
145556+9559
154473-16467
164475+10479
173192-17186
184361-5359

Green slope

1st and 2nd greens, of 18 mapped here. The full set — every green, the medians and the lidar date — is made for the course itself.

Slope map of the 1st green at The Meadows at Grand Valley State University
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Slope map of the 2nd green at The Meadows at Grand Valley State University
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Plays-like is a geometric adjustment and nothing more: one yard of playing distance per yard of tee-to-green elevation change, measured off public elevation data. It takes no account of wind, lie, temperature or how a falling ball stops, so it is not a club recommendation, and the green maps are surface gradient only — they are not a read of the break. Mapped yardage totals 6,854 against the 6,853 on the card. Elevation: USGS 3DEP (3DEP-1m).

Ratings

Cost: not yet rated
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Difficulty: 4/5
Popularity: not yet rated

Ratings are editorial estimates; difficulty is derived from course length and par where hole data is mapped.

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