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The Meadows at Grand Valley State University
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About The Meadows at Grand Valley State University
The Meadows is the golf course at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. It was designed by architect Dr. Michael Hurdzan, known for an environmentally conscious approach to course design.
The layout has a long record as a competition venue, hosting nine NCAA National Championships and 24 Michigan High School Athletic Association state championships through 2016.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 71
- Length
- 6,960 yards
- Tees
- 5 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 75.3 / 147 slope
- Opened
- 1994
- Difficulty
- Harder 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 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 35 | 71 | ||
| Handicap | 2 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 1 | |||||
| BLACK | 450 | 396 | 225 | 521 | 420 | 337 | 210 | 398 | 505 | 396 | 429 | 420 | 208 | 571 | 449 | 433 | 192 | 400 | 3462 | 3498 | 6,960 | 71 | 75.3/147 |
| BLUE | 418 | 388 | 194 | 515 | 374 | 325 | 182 | 386 | 471 | 390 | 397 | 389 | 166 | 526 | 424 | 420 | 154 | 392 | 3253 | 3258 | 6,511 | 71 | 72.9/140 |
| WHITE | 348 | 343 | 161 | 487 | 352 | 281 | 161 | 354 | 442 | 344 | 376 | 378 | 149 | 493 | 391 | 376 | 135 | 366 | 2929 | 3008 | 5,937 | 71 | 70.3/132 |
| GOLD | 310 | 276 | 114 | 437 | 316 | 258 | 142 | 309 | 429 | 309 | 305 | 340 | 131 | 460 | 353 | 349 | 121 | 305 | 2591 | 2673 | 5,264 | 71 | 67.0/120 |
| RED | 309 | 248 | 96 | 410 | 299 | 196 | 100 | 286 | 409 | 278 | 258 | 292 | 100 | 441 | 323 | 343 | 70 | 276 | 2353 | 2381 | 4,734 | 71 | 64.4/115 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at The Meadows at Grand Valley State University
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK | 75.3 | 147 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 30 | 37 | 43 | 51 |
| BLUE | 72.9 | 140 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 47 |
| WHITE | 70.3 | 132 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 34 | 41 |
| GOLD | 67.0 | 120 | -4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 34 |
| RED | 64.4 | 115 | -7 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 30 |
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