Richter Park Golf Course
Danbury, Connecticut · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by Edward Ryder, opened 1970.
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 650 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 12, where the green sits 29 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 99 ft below the tee and plays about 33 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 4 holes and on the right on 2: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 15 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 398 | 372 | 350 | 319 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | 518 | 495 | 447 | 390 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 183 | 150 | 137 | 132 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 430 | 386 | 301 | 301 |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | 174 | 170 | 100 | 100 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 413 | 387 | 333 | 333 |
| 7 | 5 | 7 | 526 | 508 | 367 | 367 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 359 | 337 | 300 | 244 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 344 | 308 | 300 | 246 |
| 10 | 3 | 14 | 185 | 160 | 142 | 120 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 387 | 367 | 340 | 290 |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | 527 | 479 | 442 | 430 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 161 | 142 | 120 | 120 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 417 | 395 | 377 | 292 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 342 | 319 | 263 | 263 |
| 16 | 5 | 4 | 580 | 570 | 484 | 462 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 165 | 152 | 130 | 111 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 438 | 422 | 402 | 402 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6744 | 73.6 | 139 |
| White | Male | 6304 | 71.6 | 136 |
| Gold | Male | 5531 | 72.9 | 129 |
| Red | Male | 5114 | 70.7 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 382-49 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 381 · 398 · 414front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 50 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 16 yards shorter: the green sits 49 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 254 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 50 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 30 at 285.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 512-19 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 497 · 518 · 544front · middle · back
- Green size
- 49 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 474 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 19 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 239.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 38 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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 left to right, about 3.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 49 yards deep: a back pin can play about 4 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 183+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 167 · 183 · 202front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 28yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 157 to carry
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 50 to reach, 157 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right 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 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 14 plays-like yardages
- 49 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 3 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].