Timberlin Golf Club
Berlin, Connecticut · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Al Zikorus, 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 230 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 38 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 33 ft below the tee and plays about 11 yards shorter.
- 13 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 | Black | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 581 | 550 | 534 | 463 | 457 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 384 | 360 | 333 | 268 | 264 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 375 | 365 | 347 | 340 | 325 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 183 | 170 | 156 | 144 | 132 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 392 | 364 | 346 | 335 | 330 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 574 | 540 | 510 | 470 | 464 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 180 | 170 | 160 | 150 | 138 |
| 8 | 4 | 13 | 358 | 335 | 310 | 301 | 282 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 386 | 377 | 368 | 299 | 288 |
| 10 | 5 | 10 | 508 | 498 | 481 | 472 | 462 |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 383 | 367 | 347 | 335 | 319 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 185 | 167 | 145 | 143 | 135 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 520 | 487 | 467 | 452 | 407 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 424 | 385 | 343 | 299 | 296 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 440 | 410 | 384 | 360 | 355 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 174 | 170 | 161 | 152 | 147 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 410 | 395 | 360 | 335 | 316 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 401 | 390 | 361 | 289 | 285 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6858 | 72.9 | 130 |
| Blue | Male | 6500 | 71.3 | 129 |
| White | Male | 6113 | 69.4 | 128 |
| Gold | Male | 5607 | 67.3 | 120 |
| Red | Female | 5402 | 71.8 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 584+10 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 564 · 581 · 597front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 240
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 246 to reach, 267 to carry
- Bunker right: 447 to reach, 465 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 246 to reach, 267 to carry. Drives that finish short of 246 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 240.
- Best lay-up: 150 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 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 back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 386+5 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 370 · 384 · 397front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 240
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 237 to reach, 279 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 256 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 237 to reach, 279 to carry. Drives that finish short of 237 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 240 and narrows to 22 at 280.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 371-11 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 360 · 375 · 390front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 235
In play
- Bunker left: 271 to reach, 278 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 11 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 271 to reach, 278 to carry. Drives that finish short of 271 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 23 at 276.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 48 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].