Candlewood Valley Country Club
New Milford, Connecticut · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Opened 1955.
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 230 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 9, where the green sits 10 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 12 ft below the tee and plays about 4 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 9 holes and on the right on 4: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 18 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 310 | 300 | 284 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 317 | 307 | 304 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 210 | 175 | 165 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 413 | 400 | 301 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 390 | 365 | 245 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 418 | 405 | 270 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 371 | 350 | 212 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 386 | 372 | 272 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 316 | 306 | 267 |
| 10 | 5 | 16 | 457 | 450 | 397 |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 363 | 320 | 264 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 153 | 140 | 80 |
| 13 | 3 | 14 | 175 | 160 | 130 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 404 | 359 | 333 |
| 15 | 5 | 10 | 530 | 495 | 425 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 350 | 340 | 307 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 423 | 403 | 243 |
| 18 | 4 | 12 | 402 | 385 | 259 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6441 | 72.1 | 127 |
| White | Male | 6033 | 70.7 | 122 |
| Red | Male | 5080 | 72.5 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 306-12 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 300 · 310 · 322front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 193
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 126 to reach, 165 to carry
- Bunker left: 205 to reach, 223 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 205 to reach, 223 to carry. Drives that finish short of 205 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 193 and narrows to 19 at 217.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 319+5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 308 · 317 · 326front · middle · back
- Green size
- 19 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 199
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 208 to reach, 230 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 237 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 208 to reach, 230 to carry. Drives that finish short of 208 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 199.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- Shallow green, 19 yards deep and 29 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 207-10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 198 · 210 · 224front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 40 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 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].