Myopia Hunt Club
South Hamilton, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Herbert Leeds, opened 1894.
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 70 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 1, where the green sits 48 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 84 ft below the tee and plays about 28 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 13 holes and on the left on 5: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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 | Red | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 16 | 276 | 263 | 225 |
| 2 | 5 | 14 | 488 | 460 | 433 |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | 252 | 242 | 204 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 385 | 364 | 318 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 417 | 387 | 370 |
| 6 | 4 | 12 | 255 | 246 | 216 |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | 401 | 395 | 342 |
| 8 | 5 | 10 | 473 | 466 | 439 |
| 9 | 3 | 18 | 138 | 132 | 128 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 404 | 363 | 281 |
| 11 | 4 | 15 | 349 | 321 | 308 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 451 | 444 | 443 |
| 13 | 4 | 5 | 358 | 326 | 283 |
| 14 | 4 | 11 | 393 | 351 | 313 |
| 15 | 5 | 13 | 529 | 492 | 428 |
| 16 | 3 | 17 | 192 | 181 | 150 |
| 17 | 4 | 9 | 394 | 388 | 317 |
| 18 | 4 | 7 | 400 | 369 | 293 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | Male | 6539 | 73.2 | 135 |
| White | Male | 6108 | 71 | 131 |
| Gold | Female | 5525 | 72.8 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 292+48 ft
- Green · Red tee
- 264 · 276 · 288front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 170
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 183 to reach, 208 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 16 yards longer: the green sits 48 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 217 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 183 to reach, 208 to carry. Drives that finish short of 183 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 170.
- 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 right to left, about 1.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 460-84 ft
- Green · Red tee
- 476 · 488 · 498front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the left
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 254 to reach, 268 to carry
- Bunker right: 420 to reach, 426 to carry
- Bunker right: 454 to reach, 470 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 28 yards shorter: the green sits 84 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 254 to reach, 268 to carry. Drives that finish short of 254 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 33 at 198.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 160 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 249-8 ft
- Green · Red tee
- 240 · 252 · 263front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 20yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 187 to reach, 206 to carry
- Bunker left: 214 to reach, 220 to carry
- Bunker right: 215 to reach, 221 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. 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 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 79 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 2 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].