Birch Creek Golf Club
About Birch Creek Golf Club
Birch Creek Golf Club in Union, Missouri, was designed with playability for a wide range of golfers in mind. The green complexes are large and approachable, each offering several pin positions along with subtle rolls and breaks that keep the putting surfaces interesting for even low handicappers.
The course is heavily lined with trees, and fairway and greenside bunkers are placed to make players think about position off the tee. Water and lateral hazards come into play as well, adding variety from round to round. Stronger players can stretch the layout to 6,924 yards from the black tees.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,924 yards
- Tees
- 6 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 73.4 / 136 slope
- Opened
- 2001
- 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 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 6 | |||||
| Black | 405 | 390 | 560 | 420 | 220 | 555 | 365 | 220 | 375 | 420 | 425 | 158 | 562 | 378 | 422 | 140 | 490 | 419 | 3510 | 3414 | 6,924 | 72 | 73.4/136 |
| Blue | 385 | 370 | 540 | 395 | 195 | 535 | 345 | 196 | 353 | 400 | 405 | 158 | 545 | 357 | 409 | 130 | 490 | 390 | 3314 | 3284 | 6,598 | 72 | 71.9/133 |
| White | 357 | 340 | 510 | 356 | 164 | 500 | 315 | 167 | 320 | 365 | 372 | 141 | 524 | 335 | 375 | 115 | 471 | 365 | 3029 | 3063 | 6,092 | 72 | 69.3/128 |
| Gold | 322 | 323 | 468 | 320 | 154 | 470 | 295 | 152 | 296 | 327 | 347 | 122 | 465 | 296 | 345 | 110 | 415 | 311 | 2800 | 2738 | 5,538 | 72 | 67.4/116 |
| Gold/Red | 322 | 295 | 432 | 320 | 122 | 402 | 295 | 136 | 296 | 327 | 320 | 100 | 465 | 296 | 318 | 110 | 415 | 262 | 2620 | 2613 | 5,233 | 72 | 65.5/110 |
| Red | 288 | 295 | 432 | 283 | 122 | 402 | 270 | 136 | 238 | 285 | 320 | 100 | 381 | 266 | 318 | 90 | 360 | 262 | 2466 | 2382 | 4,848 | 72 | 63.4/108 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Birch Creek 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 | 73.4 | 136 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 45 |
| Blue | 71.9 | 133 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 42 |
| White | 69.3 | 128 | -3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 38 |
| Gold | 67.4 | 116 | -5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 32 |
| Gold/Red | 65.5 | 110 | -7 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 29 |
| Red | 63.4 | 108 | -9 | -4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 26 |
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