Sherman, Illinois · 18 holes
The Rail Golf Course
par 72 · 6,776 yd measured · 84 bunkers · water in play on 9 holes · 142 ft of climb
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Holes · par
18 · 72
4 par 3s · 10 par 4s · 4 par 5s
Length
6,776 yd
measured along each hole's centerline
Bunkers
84
3.2 acres of sand
Water
9 holes
6.6 acres of water on the property
Climb
142 ft
uphill walking, tee to green; 540–588 ft elevation
Average green
6,409 sq ft
Green to next tee
1,475 yd
walked between holes, in total
Property
168 acres
4.3 mi of cart path
Scorecard, as mapped
Yardage is measured along the centerline drawn on the map, tee marker to the middle of the green, so it runs a little short of the card from the back tees. Rise is the green's elevation minus the tee's; bunkers are those within 50 yards of the line.
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Measured yd | Rise ft | Profile | Bunkers | Water | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | – | 360 | +1 | 8 | – | ||
| 2 | 4 | – | 406 | +3 | 9 | ● | ||
| 3 | 4 | – | 419 | -4 | 12 | – | slight dogleg right | |
| 4 | 5 | – | 471 | +1 | 8 | ● | ||
| 5 | 3 | – | 179 | -3 | 5 | ● | ||
| 6 | 4 | – | 376 | 0 | 7 | ● | ||
| 7 | 3 | – | 199 | +4 | 5 | – | ||
| 8 | 5 | – | 549 | -20 | 5 | ● | dogleg right | |
| 9 | 4 | – | 381 | +21 | 6 | – | ||
| Out | 36 | 3,340 | ↑84 | 5 | ||||
| 10 | 4 | – | 361 | -7 | 10 | – | dogleg right | |
| 11 | 3 | – | 220 | +6 | 8 | ● | ||
| 12 | 5 | – | 543 | -17 | 10 | – | dogleg right | |
| 13 | 4 | – | 380 | +11 | 5 | – | slight dogleg right | |
| 14 | 4 | – | 462 | -20 | 5 | – | slight dogleg left | |
| 15 | 5 | – | 509 | -3 | 4 | ● | ||
| 16 | 3 | – | 191 | +4 | 4 | ● | ||
| 17 | 4 | – | 343 | +2 | 7 | ● | dogleg left | |
| 18 | 4 | – | 427 | +20 | 8 | – | ||
| In | 36 | 3,436 | ↑58 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 72 | 6,776 | ↑142 | 9 |
What stands out on the map
- Longest hole
- No. 8, 549 yd par 5
- Par 3s
- 4, from 179 yd (No. 5) to 220 yd (No. 11)
- Most bunkers near the line
- No. 3, 12
- Steepest climb to the green
- No. 9, +21 ft
- Biggest drop to the green
- No. 8, -20 ft
- Doglegs
- No. 8 (dogleg right), No. 10 (dogleg right), No. 12 (dogleg right), No. 17 (dogleg left)
- Fairway width
- 19 yd on No. 13 to 44 yd on No. 17, averaged over each fairway's length
- Greens
- largest 7,966 sq ft (No. 5), smallest 3,664 sq ft (No. 3)
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About this page's data
Geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extract of October 15, 2026 — this course on OpenStreetMap. Elevation from USGS 3DEP via AWS Terrain Tiles; imagery USGS The National Map and USDA NAIP. Course ratings, slope, green fees and conditions are not on this site because no open source publishes them. How each number is measured · Report a problem