Shennecossett Golf Club
Groton, Connecticut · 18 holes · par 71 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Donald Ross, 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 50 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 8, where the green sits 29 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 38 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- 10 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 | 15 | 345 | 335 | |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 384 | 374 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 397 | 367 | |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 208 | 180 | |
| 5 | 5 | 9 | 565 | 530 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 421 | 411 | |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 431 | 400 | |
| 8 | 5 | 11 | 490 | 475 | |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 175 | 155 | |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 425 | 360 | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 385 | 290 | |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 125 | 120 | |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 353 | 330 | |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 418 | 380 | |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 195 | 170 | |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 400 | 375 | |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 345 | 330 | |
| 18 | 5 | 14 | 500 | 480 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6562 | 71.7 | 124 |
| White | Male | 6062 | 69.3 | 123 |
| Red | Female | 5351 | 70.9 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 351+18 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 331 · 345 · 361front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 212
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 317 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 215 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 212 and narrows to 35 at 255.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 377-22 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 370 · 384 · 399front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 245
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 22 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 245 and narrows to 28 at 287.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from left to right, about 1%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 398+2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 383 · 397 · 414front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 242
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the back-left
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 130 to reach, 155 to carry
- Bunker right: 172 to reach, 191 to carry
- 3 bunkers right: 209 to reach, 251 to carry
- Bunker left: 227 to reach, 243 to carry
- Bunker left: 329 to reach, 338 to carry
- Bunker right: 345 to reach, 351 to carry
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 172 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 172 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 242.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from front-right to back-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the back-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 72 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 3 par-5 lay-up zones
One-time purchase, no account needed. It unlocks in this browser; lost access? Email [email protected] with your receipt. Or join the free beta and get every course in the app.
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].