Andover Country Club
Andover, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 72 · Private/Resort. Opened 1926.
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 120 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 8, where the green sits 23 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 54 ft below the tee and plays about 18 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 404 | 391 | 375 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 293 | 269 | 254 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 419 | 395 | 327 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 331 | 305 | 283 |
| 5 | 3 | 13 | 160 | 146 | 135 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 485 | 449 | 394 |
| 7 | 5 | 17 | 492 | 447 | 420 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 363 | 338 | 315 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 386 | 369 | 313 |
| 10 | 5 | 18 | 454 | 438 | 422 |
| 11 | 3 | 10 | 198 | 182 | 164 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 339 | 310 | 221 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 443 | 430 | 319 |
| 14 | 5 | 8 | 570 | 553 | 499 |
| 15 | 3 | 12 | 200 | 186 | 128 |
| 16 | 4 | 16 | 320 | 311 | 294 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 386 | 377 | 266 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 396 | 376 | 294 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6737 | 73.1 | 131 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6484 | 72.2 | 129 |
| White | Male | 6319 | 71.2 | 126 |
| Red | Female | 5519 | 73.7 | 130 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 410+19 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 390 · 404 · 419front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 63 to reach, 99 to carry
- Water across the hole: 72 to reach, 90 to carry
- Bunker right: 213 to reach, 234 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 19 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 72 to reach, 90 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 213 to reach, 234 to carry. Drives that finish short of 213 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 229.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 298+16 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 279 · 293 · 306front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 191
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 243 to reach, 257 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 16 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 243 to reach, 257 to carry. Drives that finish short of 243 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 191 and narrows to 16 at 225.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 421+6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 403 · 419 · 437front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 259 to reach, 278 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 238 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 259 to reach, 278 to carry. Drives that finish short of 259 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 26 at 275.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 48 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].