Whistling Straits (Straits)

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Hillcrest Country Club (Boise, Idaho)

Hillcrest Country Club logo Golf Course Review by: Bill Satterfield (2010)

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The Takeaway:  Boise’s premier country club with an old school, classic layout featuring tree lined fairways and doglegs. Conditioning and landscaping across the property is immaculate and bunkering is strategic. Perhaps not in Idaho’s top 10, but certainly a can’t miss in Boise.  Grade C+

Quick Facts

Designer:  Vernon Macan in 1940

Cost:  Private

Phone Number:  208-343-1769

Course Website:  Official Website - Visit Hillcrest Country Club's official website by clicking on the link provided.

Directions:  Get here! - 4610 Hillcrest Dr., Boise, Idaho  83705 – UNITED STATES

Photos:  See additional photos of Hillcrest Country Club

What to Expect:  Hillcrest is a classic golf club with tree lined fairways and gentle doglegs throughout the course. Water comes into play on three holes of the front nine while a river runs through the back nine. Accuracy is the name of the game at this relatively short course that requires course management and shotmaking over brute and brawn. This Vernon Macan layout is reversed when the pros come to play which allows two of Hillcrest’s funnest holes, a driveable par four and a steep uphill par four, to play a big factor come Sunday.

By the Numbers

Tees Par Yardage Rating Slope
Black 71 6801 72.2 127
White 71 6327 70.1 125
Green 71 6057 68.5 123
Gold (Women) 71 5321 69.9 122

Individual Hole Analysis

Signature Hole:  1st Hole – 359 Yard Par 4

1st Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (359 Yard Par 4)
1st Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (359 Yard Par 4)

Best Par 3:  13th Hole – 182 Yards

13th Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (182 Yard Par 3)
13th Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (182 Yard Par 3)

13th Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (182 Yard Par 3)
13th Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (182 Yard Par 3)

Best Par 4:  9th Hole – 399 Yards

9th Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (399 Yard Par 4)
9th Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (399 Yard Par 4)

9th Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (399 Yard Par 4)
9th Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (399 Yard Par 4)

Best Par 5:  12th Hole – 561 Yards

12th Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (561 Yard Par 5)
12th Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (561 Yard Par 5)

Birdie Time:  6th Hole – 293 Yard Par 4

6th Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (293 Yard Par 4)
6th Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (293 Yard Par 4)

Bogey Beware:  2nd Hole – 462 Yard Par 4

2nd Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (462 Yard Par 4)
2nd Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (462 Yard Par 4)

2nd Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (462 Yard Par 4)
2nd Hole at Hillcrest Country Club (462 Yard Par 4)

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