1 At Ponkapoag Golf Club
Canton, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Donald Ross, opened 1936.
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 160 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 56 ft above the tee and plays about 19 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 7, where the green sits 35 ft below the tee and plays about 12 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 415 | 396 | 385 | 324 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 172 | 155 | 145 | 128 |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 530 | 522 | 500 | 385 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 335 | 327 | 317 | 287 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 396 | 390 | 382 | 314 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 435 | 424 | 358 | 326 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 406 | 397 | 391 | 267 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 195 | 184 | 171 | 107 |
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 514 | 503 | 490 | 406 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 416 | 401 | 344 | 258 |
| 11 | 5 | 12 | 482 | 450 | 439 | 346 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 177 | 170 | 163 | 120 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 484 | 469 | 448 | 444 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 371 | 361 | 346 | 324 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 404 | 393 | 382 | 300 |
| 16 | 3 | 8 | 218 | 210 | 201 | 142 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 389 | 366 | 357 | 287 |
| 18 | 4 | 16 | 403 | 390 | 267 | 260 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6742 | 73.2 | 130 |
| Blue | Male | 6508 | 72 | 128 |
| White | Male | 6086 | 69.9 | 121 |
| White | Female | 6086 | 75.3 | 132 |
| Red | Male | 5025 | 66.3 | 112 |
| Red | Female | 5025 | 68.3 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Green · Black tee
- 403 · 415 · 428front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 233
In play
- Bunker left: 165 to reach, 177 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 36 yards wide at 233.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 170-7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 157 · 172 · 185front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 24yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 153 to carry
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- 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 to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 532+5 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 518 · 530 · 541front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 261
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 231 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 261.
- Best lay-up: 70 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 to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · 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:
- 13 plays-like yardages
- 45 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].