Woodway Country Club
Darien, Connecticut · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Willie Park, Jr., opened 1916.
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 6, where the green sits 33 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 43 ft below the tee and plays about 14 yards shorter.
- 11 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 | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 390 | 342 | 320 | 303 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 470 | 450 | 423 | 402 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 213 | 208 | 184 | 155 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 392 | 379 | 357 | 290 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 581 | 567 | 545 | 443 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 445 | 420 | 408 | 397 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 417 | 410 | 389 | 288 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 371 | 367 | 355 | 272 |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 171 | 151 | 128 | 111 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 391 | 374 | 348 | 292 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 352 | 345 | 336 | 328 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 190 | 184 | 162 | 135 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 330 | 325 | 313 | 290 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 603 | 573 | 555 | 479 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 402 | 355 | 335 | 286 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 451 | 434 | 400 | 387 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 356 | 350 | 335 | 305 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 381 | 371 | 345 | 318 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6906 | 74 | 140 |
| Blue | Male | 6605 | 72.7 | 138 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6424 | 71.9 | 136 |
| White | Male | 6238 | 70.7 | 135 |
| White | Female | 6238 | 77.1 | 146 |
| Green | Male | 5481 | 68 | 129 |
| Green | Female | 5481 | 73.3 | 137 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 388-6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 377 · 390 · 401front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 263
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 263.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 456-43 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 456 · 470 · 489front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 232 to reach, 253 to carry
- Bunker left: 254 to reach, 271 to carry
- Bunker left: 340 to reach, 354 to carry
- Water left: 488 to reach, 539 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Water back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards shorter: the green sits 43 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 332 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 232 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 232 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 29 at 265.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 1.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 213level
- Green · Black tee
- 197 · 213 · 230front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 24yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 113 to reach, 164 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 113 to reach, 164 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 114 to reach, 146 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 76 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].