Hillview Golf Course
North Reading, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 69 · Public. Opened 1931.
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 110 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 41 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 44 ft below the tee and plays about 15 yards shorter.
- 18 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 | 5 | 11 | 484 | 472 | 366 |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | 172 | 150 | 122 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 410 | 380 | 304 |
| 4 | 4 | 15 | 332 | 312 | 292 |
| 5 | 4 | 17 | 357 | 317 | 265 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 343 | 322 | 291 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 394 | 338 | 306 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 539 | 503 | 396 |
| 9 | 3 | 9 | 191 | 175 | 153 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 372 | 328 | 286 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 311 | 293 | 274 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 346 | 308 | 233 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 355 | 323 | 283 |
| 14 | 3 | 12 | 180 | 165 | 157 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 325 | 297 | 277 |
| 16 | 3 | 4 | 236 | 208 | 147 |
| 17 | 4 | 18 | 241 | 229 | 214 |
| 18 | 3 | 16 | 185 | 170 | 155 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 5773 | 66 | 106 |
| White | Male | 5290 | 68.7 | 108 |
| Red | Male | 4521 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 479-16 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 467 · 484 · 500front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 247
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 413 to reach, 432 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 16 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 281 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 247.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 130 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 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 left to right, about 4%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 173+3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 155 · 172 · 190front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- 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 2.5%. 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 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 408-5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 398 · 410 · 421front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 19 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 407 to reach, 449 to carry
- Water left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 272 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 19 yards wide at 235.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 36 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].