Black Bear Golf Club vs The Loon Golf Resort
15 mi apart · numbers from each course's map geometry
Black Bear Golf Club
near Vanderbilt, Michigan
The Loon Golf Resort
near Gaylord, Michigan
| Measure | Black Bear Golf Club | The Loon Golf Resort |
|---|---|---|
| Holes | 18 | 18 |
| Par | 72 | 70 |
| Par 3 · 4 · 5 | 4 · 10 · 4 | 6 · 8 · 4 |
| Measured length | 6,440 yd | 6,428 yd |
| Longest hole | No. 5, 530 yd | No. 11, 594 yd |
| Bunkers | 61 | 61 |
| Sand | 2 acres | 1.3 acres |
| Holes with water | 5 | 9 |
| Water on the property | 1.6 acres | 28 acres |
| Total climb | 213 ft | 131 ft |
| Elevation | 1,008–1,159 ft | 1,269–1,295 ft |
| Biggest drop to a green | -65 ft | -9 ft |
| Average green | 7,386 sq ft | 4,766 sq ft |
| Average fairway width | 32 yd | 35 yd |
| Green to next tee, total | 1,755 yd | 1,573 yd |
| Property | 177 acres | 236 acres |
| Cart path | 0.1 mi | – |
| Driving range | not mapped | not mapped |
Hole by hole
Par and measured yards for each hole; rise is tee to green.
| Hole | Black Bear Golf Club | The Loon Golf Resort | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | Yd | Rise | Par | Yd | Rise | |
| 1 | 4 | 357 | -21 | 4 | 357 | +13 |
| 2 | 3 | 202 | -8 | 3 | 175 | -5 |
| 3 | 4 | 421 | +15 | 5 | 483 | +6 |
| 4 | 4 | 352 | -8 | 3 | 178 | +1 |
| 5 | 5 | 530 | +24 | 5 | 500 | -5 |
| 6 | 3 | 133 | +20 | 4 | 426 | +1 |
| 7 | 5 | 519 | -10 | 4 | 378 | -4 |
| 8 | 4 | 337 | -41 | 5 | 473 | +1 |
| 9 | 4 | 356 | -19 | 3 | 203 | -5 |
| 10 | 4 | 430 | +5 | 4 | 437 | +6 |
| 11 | 5 | 516 | -10 | 5 | 594 | +4 |
| 12 | 3 | 204 | -4 | 3 | 168 | -4 |
| 13 | 4 | 357 | +21 | 4 | 494 | +1 |
| 14 | 4 | 357 | -28 | 3 | 217 | +2 |
| 15 | 5 | 466 | +52 | 4 | 363 | -2 |
| 16 | 3 | 148 | -31 | 4 | 383 | -9 |
| 17 | 4 | 379 | -65 | 3 | 204 | -1 |
| 18 | 4 | 376 | -25 | 4 | 395 | -5 |
Both courses are drawn by OpenStreetMap contributors; a difference in detail (bunker counts especially) can be a difference in how carefully each was mapped. How each number is measured.