Newton Commonwealth Golf Course
Newton, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. Designed by Donald Ross, opened 1897.
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 130 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 10, where the green sits 54 ft above the tee and plays about 18 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 101 ft below the tee and plays about 34 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 4 holes and on the left on 1: 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 | 15 | 277 | 252 | 232 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 533 | 476 | 362 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 193 | 179 | 136 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 129 | 110 | 93 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 455 | 435 | 375 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 276 | 255 | 231 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 177 | 162 | 115 |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | 488 | 473 | 448 |
| 9 | 3 | 13 | 210 | 180 | 155 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 276 | 259 | 208 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 307 | 295 | 251 |
| 12 | 3 | 12 | 159 | 148 | 129 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 268 | 263 | 237 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 247 | 231 | 215 |
| 15 | 5 | 8 | 451 | 422 | 354 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 152 | 130 | 111 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 378 | 367 | 348 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 378 | 355 | 329 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 5354 | 65.8 | 122 |
| White | Male | 4992 | 64.5 | 117 |
| Red | Female | 4329 | 65.8 | 118 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 278+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 264 · 277 · 291front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 171
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Water back of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 171.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 550+51 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 521 · 533 · 544front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 6%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 224 to reach, 262 to carry
- Water across the hole: 333 to reach, 339 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 17 yards longer: the green sits 51 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 282 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 333 to reach, 339 to carry.
- Fairway water on the right: 224 to reach, 262 to carry. Drives that finish short of 224 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 236.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 120 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 back to front, about 6%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 199+17 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 187 · 193 · 205front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 29yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 105 to reach, 163 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 175 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 17 ft above the tee.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · 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
- 37 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].