Needham Golf Club
Needham, Massachusetts · 9 holes · par 36 · Private. Designed by Wayne Stiles, opened 1923.
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
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 | Gold | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 9 | 501 | 481 | 468 | |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | 201 | 184 | 177 | |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 297 | 287 | 279 | |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 378 | 374 | 369 | |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 347 | 324 | 308 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 398 | 379 | 371 | |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 166 | 137 | 132 | |
| 8 | 4 | 15 | 296 | 281 | 281 | |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 525 | 514 | 502 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 3109 | 128 | |
| Gold | Male | 3103 | ||
| White | Male | 2961 | ||
| Red | Male | 2887 | ||
| Yellow | Male | 2546 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Green · Blue tee
- 482 · 501 · 514front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 230
In play
- Water right: 158 to reach, 204 to carry
- Water right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway water on the right: 158 to reach, 204 to carry. Drives that finish short of 158 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 31 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Green · Blue tee
- 185 · 201 · 217front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 25yards deep × wide
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Green · Blue tee
- 281 · 297 · 313front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 185
In play
- Water right: 44 to reach, 88 to carry
- Water left: 115 to reach, 139 to carry
- Bunker left: 199 to reach, 217 to carry
- Bunker right: 240 to reach, 250 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 267 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 199 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 199 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 185.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Holes 4 to 9
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 hazards with reach and carry
- 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].