New Haven Country Club
Hamden, Connecticut · 18 holes · par 70 · Private. Designed by Willie Park, Jr., opened 1898.
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 13, where the green sits 76 ft above the tee and plays about 25 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 83 ft below the tee and plays about 28 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | Gold | Black | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 10 | 430 | 409 | 393 |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | 157 | 146 | 128 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 391 | 376 | 357 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 359 | 344 | 332 |
| 5 | 4 | 12 | 403 | 389 | 374 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 401 | 382 | 365 |
| 7 | 4 | 8 | 421 | 410 | 400 |
| 8 | 4 | 14 | 348 | 339 | 328 |
| 9 | 3 | 16 | 178 | 161 | 149 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 507 | 486 | 425 |
| 11 | 4 | 9 | 424 | 411 | 400 |
| 12 | 3 | 17 | 187 | 171 | 103 |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 377 | 362 | 299 |
| 14 | 4 | 11 | 454 | 429 | 416 |
| 15 | 4 | 5 | 382 | 369 | 351 |
| 16 | 4 | 7 | 395 | 382 | 365 |
| 17 | 3 | 15 | 171 | 159 | 150 |
| 18 | 5 | 13 | 575 | 545 | 484 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6560 | 71.8 | 131 |
| Black | Male | 6270 | 70.7 | 128 |
| White | Male | 5819 | 68.2 | 119 |
| White | Female | 5819 | 74.1 | 129 |
| White/Bronze | Female | 5287 | 71.1 | 122 |
| White/Bronze | Male | 5287 | 65.8 | 113 |
| Bronze | Male | 4968 | 64.4 | 109 |
| Bronze | Female | 4968 | 69.5 | 118 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 423-20 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 413 · 430 · 448front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 38yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 195 to reach, 217 to carry
- Bunker left: 340 to reach, 359 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 20 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 195 to reach, 217 to carry. Drives that finish short of 195 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 170+38 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 142 · 157 · 172front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 31yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 127 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards longer: the green sits 38 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 392+2 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 373 · 391 · 408front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 212 to reach, 227 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 212 to reach, 227 to carry. Drives that finish short of 212 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 236.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · 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
- 60 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].