Dennis Highlands Golf Course
Dennis, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 71 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1984.
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 90 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 6, where the green sits 40 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 49 ft below the tee and plays about 16 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 6 holes and on the left on 3: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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 | 17 | 324 | 304 | 271 |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 524 | 502 | 419 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 177 | 152 | 134 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 354 | 334 | 224 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 362 | 352 | 250 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 416 | 398 | 333 |
| 7 | 3 | 9 | 187 | 161 | 124 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 482 | 467 | 372 |
| 9 | 3 | 13 | 157 | 140 | 97 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 435 | 374 | 307 |
| 11 | 3 | 10 | 178 | 159 | 97 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 394 | 366 | 290 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 409 | 392 | 324 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 403 | 381 | 300 |
| 15 | 5 | 14 | 563 | 535 | 472 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 219 | 168 | 112 |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 384 | 377 | 317 |
| 18 | 5 | 16 | 541 | 514 | 441 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6464 | 70.9 | 120 |
| White | Male | 6076 | 68.5 | 117 |
| Red | Female | 4884 | 67.8 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 312-37 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 307 · 324 · 341front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 203
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 243 to reach, 261 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards shorter: the green sits 37 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 243 to reach, 261 to carry. Drives that finish short of 243 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 203.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front 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.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 524level
- Green · Blue tee
- 508 · 524 · 539front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 249
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 439 to reach, 465 to carry
- Bunker left: 461 to reach, 481 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 286 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 249.
- Best lay-up: 100 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 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 back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 167-31 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 166 · 177 · 189front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 29yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the back-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Water back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 31 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 3%. Finish on the back-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 33 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].