Black Birch Golf Club
Moodus, Connecticut · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Resort. Opened 1945.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 320 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 2, where the green sits 62 ft above the tee and plays about 21 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 70 ft below the tee and plays about 23 yards shorter.
- 13 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Male | 6158 | 68.9 | 118 |
| Senior | Male | 5488 | ||
| Ladies | Male | 4924 | 70.8 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 312-66 ft
- Green
- 322 · 334 · 346front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 207
In play
- Water right: 152 to reach, 177 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 22 yards shorter: the green sits 66 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 207.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 344+62 ft
- Green
- 311 · 323 · 336front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 202
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 21 yards longer: the green sits 62 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 202.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 385-70 ft
- Green
- 398 · 408 · 418front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 230
In play
- Water left: 313 to reach, 354 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 23 yards shorter: the green sits 70 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 39 at 280.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 25 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 3 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].