RedTail Golf Club
About RedTail Golf Club
RedTail Golf Club is an 18-hole public course in the Village of Lakewood, in southeastern McHenry County near Crystal Lake, Huntley and Lake in the Hills. The layout was designed by golf architect Roger Packard and opened in 1991.
Spread over roughly 240 acres, the course features notable elevation changes and natural areas. It plays to a par of 72 and measures 6,820 yards from the back tees, with a course rating of 72.8 and a slope rating of 130 on bent grass.
The club also runs programming for children, women and families.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,824 yards
- Tees
- 4 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 73.0 / 136 slope
- Opened
- 1991
- Difficulty
- Easier than most
Scorecard
| 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 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 9 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 8 | |||||
| Black | 393 | 533 | 385 | 204 | 551 | 415 | 354 | 169 | 393 | 370 | 555 | 184 | 383 | 510 | 433 | 405 | 153 | 434 | 3397 | 3427 | 6,824 | 72 | 73.0/136 |
| Gold | 373 | 501 | 374 | 194 | 535 | 383 | 332 | 148 | 370 | 348 | 529 | 154 | 366 | 490 | 388 | 394 | 138 | 397 | 3210 | 3204 | 6,414 | 72 | 71.1/131 |
| White | 352 | 450 | 355 | 166 | 504 | 376 | 323 | 135 | 358 | 322 | 527 | 152 | 324 | 468 | 370 | 375 | 132 | 385 | 3019 | 3055 | 6,074 | 72 | 69.6/127 |
| Red | 305 | 355 | 322 | 151 | 464 | 253 | 294 | 123 | 340 | 290 | 455 | 136 | 310 | 445 | 340 | 340 | 122 | 356 | 2607 | 2794 | 5,401 | 72 | 66.5/120 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at RedTail Golf Club
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 73.0 | 136 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 44 |
| Gold | 71.1 | 131 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 41 |
| White | 69.6 | 127 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 38 |
| Red | 66.5 | 120 | -6 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 33 |
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