The Orchards Golf Course
Milford, Connecticut · 9 holes · par 32 · 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 110 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 4, where the green sits 13 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Male | 1625 | 113 | |
| Red | Female | 1433 | 113 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 242-1 ft
- Green · White tee
- 226 · 242 · 256front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 156
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 141 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 156.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 94+2 ft
- Green · White tee
- 71 · 93 · 114front · middle · back
- Green size
- 44 × 33yards deep × wide
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green is 44 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 221-3 ft
- Green · White tee
- 207 · 222 · 236front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 132
In play
- Water right: 42 to reach, 118 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 132.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
Holes 4 to 9
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 38 · Par 39 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 6 plays-like yardages
- 14 hazards with reach and carry
- 4 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].