Acushnet River Valley Golf Course
Acushnet, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Brian Silva, opened 1998.
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 4, where the green sits 34 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 42 ft below the tee and plays about 14 yards shorter.
- 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 437 | 401 | 375 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 391 | 356 | 289 |
| 3 | 4 | 15 | 322 | 297 | 275 |
| 4 | 5 | 9 | 478 | 461 | 436 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 381 | 369 | 336 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 159 | 138 | 119 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 451 | 407 | 382 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 196 | 180 | 141 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 575 | 525 | 501 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 361 | 341 | 315 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 158 | 145 | 113 |
| 12 | 5 | 10 | 536 | 505 | 470 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 473 | 424 | 388 |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | 605 | 563 | 529 |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 292 | 276 | 257 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 392 | 360 | 328 |
| 17 | 3 | 12 | 193 | 170 | 145 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 407 | 384 | 336 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6807 | 72.5 | 124 |
| Blue | Male | 6302 | 70 | 122 |
| White | Male | 5735 | 66.9 | 116 |
| White | Female | 5735 | 72.3 | 123 |
| Forward | Male | 5099 | 68.4 | 115 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 433-13 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 425 · 437 · 448front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 230 to reach, 257 to carry
- Bunker right: 317 to reach, 335 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 230 to reach, 257 to carry. Drives that finish short of 230 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 238 and narrows to 31 at 258.
- 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 396+16 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 371 · 391 · 405front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 243
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 231 to reach, 270 to carry
- Bunker left: 276 to reach, 378 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 339 to reach, 343 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 16 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 231 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 231 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 243 and narrows to 35 at 213.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 314-24 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 312 · 322 · 335front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 206
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 24 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 206 and narrows to 40 at 237.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 45 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 4 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].