Rolling Meadows Country Club
Ellington, Connecticut · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1997.
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 260 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 43 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 40 ft below the tee and plays about 13 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 10 | 516 | 488 | 460 | 390 |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | 350 | 316 | 314 | 279 |
| 3 | 3 | 14 | 195 | 166 | 156 | 114 |
| 4 | 5 | 16 | 523 | 491 | 462 | 450 |
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 415 | 390 | 363 | 336 |
| 6 | 4 | 18 | 398 | 366 | 325 | 311 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 360 | 335 | 326 | 282 |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | 213 | 186 | 175 | 170 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | 373 | 346 | 333 | 302 |
| 10 | 4 | 5 | 410 | 383 | 317 | 302 |
| 11 | 5 | 11 | 510 | 473 | 465 | 405 |
| 12 | 4 | 15 | 430 | 366 | 312 | 292 |
| 13 | 3 | 13 | 190 | 163 | 149 | 140 |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | 518 | 490 | 468 | 410 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 463 | 433 | 390 | 383 |
| 16 | 4 | 7 | 378 | 345 | 280 | 261 |
| 17 | 3 | 9 | 213 | 190 | 179 | 155 |
| 18 | 4 | 17 | 363 | 342 | 293 | 273 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6818 | 72.3 | 125 |
| White | Male | 6269 | 69.6 | 124 |
| Gold | Male | 5767 | 66.8 | 113 |
| Red | Male | 5315 | 70.5 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 517+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 503 · 516 · 528front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 201 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 239 and narrows to 34 at 209.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 337-40 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 339 · 350 · 360front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 221
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the back-left
In play
- Water left: 243 to reach, 338 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 334 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 40 ft below the tee.
- Fairway water on the left: 243 to reach, 338 to carry. Drives that finish short of 243 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 221 and narrows to 21 at 241.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from front-right to back-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the back-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 194-3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 181 · 195 · 210front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 29yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 85 to reach, 131 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 161 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 85 to reach, 131 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 86 to reach, 161 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 87 to reach, 164 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · 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
- 24 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].