Garrisons Lake Golf Club
Smyrna, Delaware · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1963.
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 40 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 12, where the green sits 14 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 10 ft below the tee and plays about 3 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 4 holes and on the right on 1: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 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 | Red | White | Green | Gold | Blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 7 | 535 | 511 | 479 | 423 | 327 | 261 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 449 | 423 | 357 | 278 | 233 | 214 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 185 | 166 | 150 | 95 | 90 | 90 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 350 | 321 | 314 | 289 | 283 | 180 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 437 | 422 | 394 | 319 | 251 | 215 |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 527 | 508 | 478 | 365 | 315 | 254 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 412 | 391 | 367 | 266 | 221 | 188 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 200 | 183 | 163 | 99 | 94 | 89 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 403 | 395 | 373 | 246 | 242 | 191 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 402 | 382 | 351 | 318 | 238 | 189 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 214 | 190 | 175 | 150 | 145 | 125 |
| 12 | 5 | 14 | 501 | 484 | 466 | 375 | 370 | 330 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 455 | 433 | 409 | 301 | 262 | 212 |
| 14 | 3 | 10 | 204 | 186 | 167 | 124 | 73 | 67 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 413 | 388 | 369 | 320 | 232 | 184 |
| 16 | 4 | 16 | 409 | 391 | 377 | 272 | 223 | 196 |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | 536 | 515 | 487 | 449 | 321 | 271 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 428 | 409 | 386 | 274 | 270 | 206 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7060 | 73.7 | 128 |
| Red | Male | 6698 | 72.3 | 122 |
| White | Male | 6262 | 70.5 | 120 |
| Orange | Male | 5677 | 67.4 | 118 |
| Orange | Female | 5677 | 72.8 | 123 |
| Green | Male | 5046 | 64.1 | 111 |
| Green | Female | 5046 | 68.5 | 121 |
| Gold | Male | 4299 | 60.7 | 107 |
| Gold | Female | 4299 | 64.4 | 117 |
| Blue | Male | 3456 | 56.9 | 102 |
| Blue | Female | 3456 | 59.7 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 535level
- Green · Black tee
- 518 · 535 · 547front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 257
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 473 to reach, 477 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 354 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 257 and narrows to 28 at 297.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 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-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 448-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 432 · 449 · 463front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 252
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 198 to reach, 210 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 198 to reach, 210 to carry. Drives that finish short of 198 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 252.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 186+3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 175 · 185 · 195front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 36yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- 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 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 518 · 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
- 12 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].