The Meadows at Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI

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

The Meadows at Grand Valley State University print
18×24 archival print of the The Meadows at Grand Valley State University layout, drawn from mapped course geometry.
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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.

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.
| Hole | Par | Yards | Δ ft | Plays like |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 471 | -10 | 468 |
| 2 | 4 | 386 | 0 | 386 |
| 3 | 3 | 195 | 0 | 195 |
| 4 | 5 | 523 | -7 | 520 |
| 5 | 4 | 416 | -5 | 414 |
| 6 | 4 | 342 | 0 | 342 |
| 7 | 3 | 180 | 0 | 180 |
| 8 | 4 | 400 | +3 | 402 |
| 9 | 5 | 502 | +2 | 502 |
| 10 | 4 | 392 | -9 | 389 |
| 11 | 4 | 384 | -4 | 383 |
| 12 | 4 | 412 | +7 | 414 |
| 13 | 3 | 194 | -8 | 192 |
| 14 | 5 | 556 | +9 | 559 |
| 15 | 4 | 473 | -16 | 467 |
| 16 | 4 | 475 | +10 | 479 |
| 17 | 3 | 192 | -17 | 186 |
| 18 | 4 | 361 | -5 | 359 |
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.


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
Ratings are editorial estimates; difficulty is derived from course length and par where hole data is mapped.
Nearby courses
- Kent Country ClubMI · 12 mi
- Blythefield Country ClubMI · 17 mi
- Thousand Oaks Golf ClubMI · 18 mi
- Pilgrim's Run Golf CourseMI · 31 mi
- TullymoreMI · 50 mi
- Saint IvesMI · 53 mi
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