Belmont Country Club
Belmont, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Donald Ross, opened 1918.
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 220 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 17, where the green sits 76 ft above the tee and plays about 25 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 81 ft below the tee and plays about 27 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 447 | 439 | 422 | 340 | 340 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 358 | 354 | 331 | 308 | 288 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 188 | 174 | 156 | 150 | 134 |
| 4 | 5 | 13 | 536 | 526 | 510 | 502 | 471 |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | 211 | 199 | 159 | 148 | 140 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 432 | 418 | 380 | 364 | 326 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 395 | 369 | 330 | 272 | 246 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 399 | 399 | 355 | 324 | 304 |
| 9 | 5 | 11 | 565 | 549 | 519 | 510 | 467 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 362 | 350 | 334 | 322 | 261 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 406 | 406 | 369 | 360 | 324 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 175 | 150 | 139 | 95 | 95 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 394 | 370 | 340 | 316 | 280 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 415 | 407 | 388 | 345 | 324 |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 228 | 185 | 161 | 125 | 119 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 411 | 389 | 367 | 341 | 308 |
| 17 | 5 | 8 | 501 | 489 | 482 | 448 | 406 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 432 | 419 | 405 | 360 | 353 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6855 | 74 | 135 |
| Blue | Male | 6594 | 72.7 | 132 |
| Combo | Male | 6359 | 71.2 | 130 |
| White | Male | 6162 | 70.1 | 129 |
| Gold | Male | 5751 | 68.4 | 125 |
| Combo | Female | 5396 | 72 | 129 |
| Red | Female | 5230 | 70.9 | 127 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 457+29 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 430 · 447 · 464front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 295 to reach, 383 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards longer: the green sits 29 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 295 to reach, 350 to carry. Drives that finish short of 295 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 32 at 275.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 349-28 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 347 · 358 · 376front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 177 to reach, 203 to carry
- Bunker left: 272 to reach, 289 to carry
- Bunker left: 306 to reach, 319 to carry
- Bunker right: 311 to reach, 319 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 28 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 177 to reach, 289 to carry. Drives that finish short of 177 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 226 and narrows to 23 at 272.
- 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.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 196+23 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 171 · 188 · 205front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 28yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 23 ft above the tee.
- 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 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 58 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].