Watertown Golf Club
Watertown, Connecticut · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Opened 1931.
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 680 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 5, where the green sits 64 ft above the tee and plays about 21 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 69 ft below the tee and plays about 23 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | 478 | 467 | 455 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 410 | 406 | 398 | |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 376 | 371 | 296 | |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 188 | 163 | 150 | |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 370 | 319 | 310 | |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 442 | 397 | 360 | |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 542 | 519 | 410 | |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 445 | 389 | 275 | |
| 9 | 3 | 15 | 215 | 202 | 151 | |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 381 | 364 | 354 | |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 415 | 389 | 370 | |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 371 | 336 | 260 | |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 415 | 405 | 331 | |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 198 | 187 | 175 | |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 159 | 150 | 140 | |
| 16 | 5 | 12 | 498 | 490 | 435 | |
| 17 | 4 | 14 | 337 | 332 | 267 | |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 398 | 362 | 358 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6638 | 71.5 | 128 |
| Blue | Male | 6248 | 70.2 | 126 |
| White | Male | 5534 | 66.7 | 115 |
| Red | Female | 5441 | 72.5 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 479+3 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 460 · 478 · 492front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 197 to reach, 244 to carry
- Bunker left: 238 to reach, 261 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 197 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 197 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 21 at 251.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 408-5 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 394 · 410 · 426front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 223
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 327 to reach, 371 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 327 to reach, 365 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 328 to reach, 371 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 223.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 353-69 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 362 · 376 · 389front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 239
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 23 yards shorter: the green sits 69 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 239.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 44 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 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].