White Pines Golf Course
About White Pines Golf Course
White Pines Golf Course in Swanton, Ohio, opened over Memorial Day weekend in 2002, on land purchased from the Dunipace family in February 2000. It remains family owned and operated by Ed Spatz along with his sister Karen Gerken and her husband, Peter Gerken.
The layout was designed by Mike Mueller, a cousin of Ed and Karen and the owner of Valley View Farms Golf Course in Saginaw, Michigan. Ed Spatz studied turf grass and soil management at Michigan State University and spent 12 years as superintendent at Auglaize Country Club near Defiance, Ohio, before establishing White Pines. Karen Gerken is also a Michigan State graduate and worked for 15 years as a sales representative for VWR International.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,778 yards
- Tees
- 4 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 71.8 / 122 slope
- 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 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 6 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 5 | |||||
| Black | 405 | 358 | 212 | 552 | 388 | 434 | 522 | 163 | 410 | 386 | 545 | 404 | 152 | 395 | 481 | 331 | 203 | 437 | 3444 | 3334 | 6,778 | 72 | 71.8/122 |
| White | 385 | 280 | 161 | 495 | 346 | 387 | 500 | 137 | 381 | 377 | 522 | 372 | 132 | 385 | 459 | 321 | 173 | 377 | 3072 | 3118 | 6,190 | 72 | 68.8/117 |
| Green | 320 | 270 | 128 | 445 | 336 | 341 | 445 | 105 | 315 | 328 | 470 | 262 | 96 | 339 | 383 | 311 | 146 | 343 | 2705 | 2678 | 5,383 | 72 | 65.4/111 |
| Yellow | 289 | 206 | 104 | 429 | 303 | 314 | 405 | 83 | 285 | 304 | 455 | 246 | 86 | 306 | 357 | 230 | 139 | 309 | 2418 | 2432 | 4,850 | 72 | 62.5/103 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at White Pines Golf Course
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71.8 | 122 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 39 |
| White | 68.8 | 117 | -3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 34 |
| Green | 65.4 | 111 | -7 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 29 |
| Yellow | 62.5 | 103 | -10 | -5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 23 |
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