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The Emerald Golf Course
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About The Emerald Golf Course
The Emerald Golf Course is an 18-hole course located in Saint Johns, in the mid-Michigan area. Bent grass is used on the tees and fairways.
A golf shop on site carries apparel and equipment for men and women, along with bags, balls and other accessories.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,596 yards
- Tees
- 5 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 72.8 / 141 slope
- Architect
- Jerry Matthews
- Opened
- 1996
- Difficulty
- Average
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 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 14 | |||||
| EMERALD | 395 | 383 | 542 | 223 | 332 | 433 | 547 | 150 | 403 | 317 | 334 | 187 | 384 | 444 | 511 | 198 | 451 | 362 | 3408 | 3188 | 6,596 | 72 | 72.8/141 |
| DIAMOND | 378 | 363 | 503 | 207 | 313 | 417 | 512 | 129 | 358 | 299 | 299 | 163 | 363 | 365 | 463 | 182 | 443 | 349 | 3180 | 2926 | 6,106 | 72 | 70.1/130 |
| SILVER | 325 | 342 | 440 | 149 | 313 | 370 | 439 | 129 | 338 | 299 | 299 | 138 | 311 | 318 | 463 | 182 | 395 | 339 | 2845 | 2744 | 5,589 | 72 | 68.5/123 |
| GOLD | 325 | 342 | 440 | 149 | 288 | 370 | 439 | 105 | 338 | 289 | 276 | 138 | 311 | 318 | 388 | 125 | 395 | 339 | 2796 | 2579 | 5,375 | 72 | 67.5/120 |
| RUBY | 320 | 310 | 435 | 144 | 253 | 365 | 434 | 102 | 283 | 251 | 221 | 105 | 306 | 313 | 383 | 120 | 390 | 296 | 2646 | 2385 | 5,031 | 72 | 66.1/113 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at The Emerald Golf Course
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMERALD | 72.8 | 141 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 38 | 46 |
| DIAMOND | 70.1 | 130 | -2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 40 |
| SILVER | 68.5 | 123 | -4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 36 |
| GOLD | 67.5 | 120 | -5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 34 |
| RUBY | 66.1 | 113 | -6 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 30 |
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