Norfolk Golf Club
Westwood, Massachusetts · 9 holes · par 35 · Private. Opened 1896.
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 120 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 5, where the green sits 44 ft above the tee and plays about 15 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 42 ft below the tee and plays about 14 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 3 holes and on the right on 1: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 6 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 | 4 | 415 | 402 | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | 384 | 370 | |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | 126 | 123 | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 405 | 400 | |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | 427 | 409 | |
| 6 | 3 | 12 | 217 | 206 | |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | 492 | 470 | |
| 8 | 4 | 16 | 316 | 310 | |
| 9 | 3 | 14 | 186 | 178 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 2968 | ||
| White | Male | 2868 | ||
| Yellow | Male | 2733 | ||
| Red | Male | 2669 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 410-16 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 403 · 415 · 429front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 226 to reach, 249 to carry
- 2 bunkers back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 16 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 268 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 226 to reach, 249 to carry. Drives that finish short of 226 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 232.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 373-33 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 370 · 384 · 396front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker left: 268 to reach, 277 to carry
- Bunker right: 311 to reach, 334 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 33 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 268 to reach, 277 to carry. Drives that finish short of 268 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 234.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 128+5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 113 · 126 · 139front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 20yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 104 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- 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 3.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 9
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 6 plays-like yardages
- 14 hazards with reach and carry
- 5 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].