Indian Hill Country Club
Newington, Connecticut · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1899.
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 120 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 49 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 50 ft below the tee and plays about 17 yards shorter.
- 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 513 | 497 | 477 | |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 341 | 323 | 299 | |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 175 | 158 | 151 | |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 266 | 256 | 256 | |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 176 | 162 | 155 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 380 | 350 | 335 | |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 371 | 304 | 304 | |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 430 | 392 | 392 | |
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 514 | 485 | 463 | |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 403 | 374 | 325 | |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | 229 | 219 | 219 | |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 381 | 362 | 283 | |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 432 | 420 | 298 | |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | 507 | 482 | 425 | |
| 15 | 4 | 18 | 309 | 298 | 284 | |
| 16 | 4 | 16 | 353 | 269 | 238 | |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 210 | 204 | 176 | |
| 18 | 5 | 10 | 510 | 497 | 443 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6513 | 71.8 | 134 |
| Blue | Male | 6112 | 69.9 | 129 |
| White | Male | 5867 | 69 | 126 |
| Red | Female | 5346 | 71.6 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 496-50 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 500 · 513 · 524front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 233
In play
- Bunker right: 332 to reach, 344 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 17 yards shorter: the green sits 50 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 233.
- Best lay-up: 100 to 160 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 334-22 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 326 · 341 · 352front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 210
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 315 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 22 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 237 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 300 to reach, 315 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 210.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 178+8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 161 · 175 · 189front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 24yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 132 to reach, 137 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 47 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].