Essex County Club
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 70 · Private. Opened 1893.
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 40 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 66 ft above the tee and plays about 22 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 100 ft below the tee and plays about 33 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 440 | 408 | 408 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 335 | 313 | 297 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 623 | 556 | 471 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | 233 | 213 | 184 |
| 5 | 5 | 15 | 503 | 448 | 439 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 335 | 327 | 314 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 142 | 128 | 118 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 422 | 414 | 406 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 432 | 389 | 341 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 363 | 342 | 331 |
| 11 | 3 | 14 | 178 | 160 | 148 |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 420 | 382 | 323 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 379 | 353 | 308 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 172 | 142 | 121 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 347 | 319 | 305 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 453 | 391 | 321 |
| 17 | 4 | 16 | 361 | 322 | 262 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 417 | 389 | 407 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6401 | 72.5 | 136 |
| White | Male | 6003 | 70.3 | 131 |
| Red | Female | 5565 | 73.6 | 132 |
| Red | Male | 5565 | 67.8 | 127 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 436-13 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 423 · 440 · 457front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 57 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 191 to reach, 226 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 191 to reach, 226 to carry. Drives that finish short of 191 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 57 yards wide at 234 and narrows to 40 at 284.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 333-6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 318 · 335 · 349front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 57 ydswide at 210
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 173 to reach, 178 to carry
- Bunker right: 223 to reach, 242 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 260 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 223 to reach, 242 to carry. Drives that finish short of 223 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 57 yards wide at 210 and narrows to 41 at 223.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 621-5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 608 · 623 · 639front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 55 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 248 to reach, 325 to carry
- Bunker right: 479 to reach, 523 to carry
- Bunker right: 557 to reach, 584 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 248 to reach, 325 to carry. Drives that finish short of 248 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 55 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 42 at 282.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 55 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 1 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].