Short Beach Golf Course
Stratford, Connecticut · 9 holes · par 27 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1988.
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 10 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.
- 6 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 | 3 | 7 | 135 | 125 | 115 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 164 | 154 | 144 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 100 | 98 | 88 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 180 | 170 | 160 |
| 5 | 3 | 9 | 103 | 88 | 80 |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | 145 | 130 | 125 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 230 | 218 | 150 |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 162 | 154 | 144 |
| 9 | 3 | 8 | 140 | 125 | 110 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 1359 | ||
| White | Male | 1262 | ||
| Red | Female | 1116 |
Hole 1 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 135level
- Green · Blue tee
- 119 · 135 · 148front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 32yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 164-1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 155 · 164 · 178front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 34yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Water back-right of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers and water; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 101+3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 86 · 100 · 106front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 45yards deep × wide
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Holes 4 to 9
4 · Par 35 · Par 36 · Par 37 · Par 38 · Par 39 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 6 plays-like yardages
- 16 hazards with reach and carry
- 5 green slope reads
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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].