Raceway Golf Club
Thompson, Connecticut · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Donald Hoenig, opened 1940.
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 500 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 5, where the green sits 67 ft above the tee and plays about 22 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 35 ft below the tee and plays about 12 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | 323 | 277 | 231 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 409 | 387 | 347 |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 327 | 304 | 282 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | 165 | 152 | 110 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 558 | 536 | 445 |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 505 | 486 | 458 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 390 | 350 | 309 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 423 | 402 | 381 |
| 9 | 3 | 15 | 197 | 174 | 151 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 522 | 492 | 462 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 399 | 382 | 365 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 374 | 342 | 322 |
| 13 | 5 | 14 | 456 | 425 | 394 |
| 14 | 3 | 8 | 210 | 175 | 145 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 408 | 388 | 366 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 366 | 347 | 328 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 191 | 166 | 146 |
| 18 | 4 | 18 | 347 | 289 | 263 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6523 | 71.1 | 119 |
| White | Male | 6050 | 68.9 | 111 |
| Red | Male | 5531 | 71.3 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 325+6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 309 · 323 · 336front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 207
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 207.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from right to left, about 3%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 426+51 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 397 · 409 · 417front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 243
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: 64 to reach, 100 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 17 yards longer: the green sits 51 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 243 and narrows to 31 at 263.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 316-34 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 310 · 327 · 340front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 35yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 212
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 34 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 212.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from right to left, about 5.5%. Finish on the 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 43 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].