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About University of Illinois Golf Orange and Blue Courses
The University of Illinois Golf Course opened in 1950 with an 18-hole championship layout. A second 18 holes was added in 1966, creating the two courses known today as the Orange and Blue.
The facility sits in Savoy, Illinois, just south of the Champaign-Urbana city limits.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,896 yards
- Tees
- 8 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 70.4 / 115 slope
- Opened
- 1950
- Difficulty
- Average
Scorecard
Blue
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 8 | |||||
| Black | 561 | 163 | 433 | 363 | 348 | 419 | 196 | 380 | 476 | 145 | 378 | 534 | 160 | 450 | 484 | 344 | 172 | 473 | 3339 | 3140 | 6,479 | 72 | 70.4/115 |
| White | 554 | 157 | 421 | 353 | 342 | 410 | 185 | 370 | 467 | 135 | 372 | 518 | 152 | 425 | 478 | 335 | 163 | 469 | 3259 | 3047 | 6,306 | 72 | 69.6/113 |
| Blue | 430 | 148 | 348 | 335 | 331 | 357 | 173 | 340 | 417 | 124 | 350 | 430 | 141 | 366 | 443 | 326 | 153 | 436 | 2879 | 2769 | 5,648 | 72 | 66.6/106 |
| Orange | 421 | 122 | 300 | 310 | 297 | 310 | 143 | 300 | 412 | 104 | 313 | 410 | 122 | 300 | 433 | 317 | 117 | 413 | 2615 | 2529 | 5,144 | 72 | 64.3/101 |
Orange
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | |||||
| Black | 554 | 172 | 386 | 600 | 421 | 184 | 375 | 357 | 435 | 431 | 359 | 349 | 514 | 372 | 233 | 439 | 548 | 167 | 3484 | 3412 | 6,896 | 72 | 72.7/129 |
| White | 542 | 150 | 376 | 561 | 417 | 159 | 365 | 347 | 418 | 416 | 343 | 337 | 501 | 356 | 219 | 426 | 536 | 156 | 3335 | 3290 | 6,625 | 72 | 71.5/126 |
| Blue | 427 | 122 | 278 | 430 | 350 | 148 | 348 | 336 | 330 | 335 | 328 | 309 | 436 | 328 | 178 | 360 | 459 | 135 | 2769 | 2868 | 5,637 | 72 | 67.0/115 |
| Orange | 407 | 100 | 272 | 410 | 334 | 139 | 298 | 300 | 302 | 315 | 279 | 270 | 402 | 270 | 168 | 315 | 428 | 115 | 2562 | 2562 | 5,124 | 72 | 64.7/110 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at University of Illinois Golf Orange and Blue Courses
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue · Black | 70.4 | 115 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 35 |
| Blue · White | 69.6 | 113 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 34 |
| Blue · Blue | 66.6 | 106 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 28 |
| Blue · Orange | 64.3 | 101 | -8 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 24 |
| Orange · Black | 72.7 | 129 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 42 |
| Orange · White | 71.5 | 126 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 40 |
| Orange · Blue | 67.0 | 115 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 32 |
| Orange · Orange | 64.7 | 110 | -7 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 28 |
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