Great Neck Country Club
Waterford, Connecticut · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by William G. Robinson, ASGCA, opened 1925.
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 100 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 11, where the green sits 28 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 40 ft below the tee and plays about 13 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 380 | 360 | 345 | 280 |
| 2 | 5 | 12 | 515 | 505 | 485 | 430 |
| 3 | 3 | 14 | 205 | 160 | 145 | 130 |
| 4 | 4 | 16 | 355 | 340 | 310 | 290 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 410 | 390 | 375 | 325 |
| 6 | 4 | 18 | 300 | 290 | 270 | 235 |
| 7 | 3 | 8 | 195 | 185 | 170 | 160 |
| 8 | 4 | 10 | 410 | 400 | 340 | 330 |
| 9 | 4 | 6 | 405 | 385 | 370 | 310 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 375 | 360 | 325 | 290 |
| 11 | 4 | 7 | 390 | 375 | 345 | 300 |
| 12 | 4 | 17 | 300 | 290 | 280 | 245 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 455 | 420 | 380 | 350 |
| 14 | 3 | 13 | 160 | 145 | 135 | 120 |
| 15 | 4 | 5 | 380 | 365 | 335 | 325 |
| 16 | 3 | 9 | 235 | 205 | 165 | 155 |
| 17 | 5 | 11 | 515 | 500 | 475 | 425 |
| 18 | 5 | 15 | 475 | 465 | 450 | 405 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6450 | 71.2 | 127 |
| Blue | Male | 6140 | 69.7 | 123 |
| White | Female | 5890 | 74.6 | 132 |
| White | Male | 5890 | 68 | 118 |
| Red | Female | 5095 | 70.5 | 126 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 382+7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 367 · 380 · 391front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 177 to reach, 190 to carry
- Bunker left: 242 to reach, 252 to carry
- Bunker right: 279 to reach, 292 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 177 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 177 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 17 at 250.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 502-40 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 503 · 515 · 527front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 227 to reach, 247 to carry
- Bunker right: 319 to reach, 334 to carry
- Bunker left: 358 to reach, 372 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 40 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 227 to reach, 247 to carry. Drives that finish short of 227 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 239.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 120 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 3%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 211+18 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 192 · 205 · 218front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 69 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].