Charles River Country Club
Newton, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1921.
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 5, where the green sits 53 ft above the tee and plays about 18 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 46 ft below the tee and plays about 15 yards shorter.
- 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 425 | 416 | 408 | 390 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | 546 | 520 | 480 | 440 |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | 380 | 373 | 368 | 363 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 159 | 148 | 136 | 109 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 395 | 385 | 380 | 342 |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | 360 | 350 | 337 | 288 |
| 7 | 5 | 13 | 468 | 453 | 435 | 373 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 429 | 402 | 365 | 360 |
| 9 | 3 | 7 | 182 | 170 | 155 | 147 |
| 10 | 5 | 16 | 500 | 469 | 449 | 438 |
| 11 | 3 | 8 | 242 | 236 | 232 | 229 |
| 12 | 4 | 18 | 358 | 355 | 344 | 312 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 365 | 348 | 340 | 310 |
| 14 | 3 | 12 | 200 | 187 | 177 | 166 |
| 15 | 5 | 10 | 505 | 474 | 462 | 308 |
| 16 | 5 | 4 | 553 | 530 | 512 | 440 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 190 | 185 | 180 | 138 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 444 | 435 | 422 | 409 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6683 | 72.9 | 134 |
| Blue | Male | 6409 | 71.9 | 130 |
| White | Male | 6240 | 71.2 | 127 |
| White | Female | 6240 | 77.1 | 140 |
| Red | Female | 5779 | 73.6 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 419-18 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 405 · 425 · 441front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 56 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 172 to reach, 185 to carry
- Bunker left: 246 to reach, 259 to carry
- Water right: 264 to reach, 295 to carry
- Bunker left: 308 to reach, 315 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 18 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 172 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 172 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 56 yards wide at 239 and narrows to 28 at 279.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 540-19 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 527 · 546 · 565front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 211 to reach, 226 to carry
- Bunker left: 260 to reach, 270 to carry
- Bunker right: 387 to reach, 406 to carry
- Bunker left: 424 to reach, 442 to carry
- Bunker right: 498 to reach, 511 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 19 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 211 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 211 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 25 at 202.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 100 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 43 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 right to left, about 2%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 40 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 365-46 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 365 · 380 · 397front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 48 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 214 to reach, 226 to carry
- Bunker right: 247 to reach, 255 to carry
- Bunker right: 336 to reach, 342 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards shorter: the green sits 46 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 214 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 214 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 40 at 205.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 517 · Par 318 · 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
- 14 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].