Blackhawk Country Club
Stratford, Connecticut · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1972.
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 250 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 6, where the green sits 35 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 54 ft below the tee and plays about 18 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 4 holes and on the left on 2: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 16 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 8 | 402 | 375 | 324 | 316 |
| 2 | 4 | 14 | 355 | 319 | 286 | 240 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | 178 | 144 | 134 | 125 |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | 339 | 326 | 296 | 273 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 484 | 458 | 408 | 378 |
| 6 | 4 | 10 | 333 | 318 | 306 | 254 |
| 7 | 3 | 16 | 187 | 169 | 147 | 143 |
| 8 | 5 | 4 | 493 | 472 | 430 | 426 |
| 9 | 4 | 6 | 344 | 320 | 315 | 259 |
| 10 | 5 | 7 | 528 | 504 | 479 | 476 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 436 | 401 | 328 | 322 |
| 12 | 3 | 15 | 222 | 202 | 180 | 140 |
| 13 | 4 | 9 | 363 | 333 | 320 | 286 |
| 14 | 4 | 13 | 400 | 373 | 338 | 326 |
| 15 | 3 | 17 | 135 | 105 | 95 | 91 |
| 16 | 4 | 5 | 418 | 395 | 343 | 336 |
| 17 | 5 | 3 | 586 | 540 | 472 | 427 |
| 18 | 4 | 11 | 397 | 358 | 325 | 315 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6600 | 72.9 | 133 |
| White | Male | 6112 | 71.2 | 123 |
| Gold | Male | 5526 | 67.6 | 121 |
| Gold | Female | 5526 | 73.1 | 125 |
| Red | Female | 5133 | 70.9 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 392-30 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 387 · 402 · 420front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 30 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 21 at 281.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 351-12 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 342 · 355 · 371front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 19 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 220 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 19 yards wide at 238.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 176-7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 165 · 178 · 190front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 29yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 161 to carry
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 82 to reach, 161 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 137 to reach, 159 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 32 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 4 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].