Charter Oak Country Club
Hudson, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., opened 2000.
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 280 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 12, where the green sits 84 ft above the tee and plays about 28 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 75 ft below the tee and plays about 25 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 | Black | Gold | Gold/Blue | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 13 | 539 | 502 | 463 | 430 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 359 | 330 | 286 | 190 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 150 | 124 | 111 | 89 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 592 | 576 | 533 | 494 |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 165 | 160 | 141 | 110 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 435 | 413 | 390 | 362 |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | 231 | 210 | 180 | 150 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 390 | 359 | 345 | 253 |
| 9 | 4 | 15 | 321 | 309 | 275 | 250 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 450 | 431 | 350 | 302 |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | 205 | 178 | 136 | 110 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 425 | 398 | 346 | 324 |
| 13 | 5 | 16 | 523 | 499 | 455 | 436 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 462 | 436 | 388 | 350 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 401 | 357 | 312 | 293 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 400 | 389 | 369 | 260 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 212 | 192 | 154 | 111 |
| 18 | 5 | 18 | 535 | 509 | 453 | 433 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6809 | 73.3 | 140 |
| Black/Gold | Male | 6606 | 72.6 | 139 |
| Gold | Male | 6375 | 71.6 | 137 |
| Gold/Blue | Male | 6017 | 69.9 | 133 |
| Blue | Male | 5708 | 68.5 | 126 |
| Blue | Female | 5708 | 73.7 | 136 |
| Blue/Red | Female | 5395 | 71.5 | 132 |
| Red | Female | 5045 | 69.5 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 530-27 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 526 · 539 · 554front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 66 ydswide at 242
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 167 to reach, 207 to carry
- Water across the hole: 378 to reach, 386 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 27 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 227 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 378 to reach, 386 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 167 to reach, 207 to carry. Drives that finish short of 167 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 66 yards wide at 242 and narrows to 52 at 292.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 130 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 364+14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 344 · 359 · 375front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 233 to reach, 255 to carry
- Bunker right: 279 to reach, 301 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 338 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 14 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 233 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 233 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 226 and narrows to 31 at 210.
- 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-right to front-left, about 5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 143-20 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 137 · 150 · 160front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 20yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 20 ft below the tee.
- 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 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 53 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].