Norton Country Club
Norton, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 71 · Semi-Private. Opened 1955.
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 23 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 17 ft below the tee and plays about 6 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.
- 17 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 365 | 350 | 340 | 255 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 460 | 425 | 360 | 285 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 195 | 175 | 145 | 115 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 525 | 500 | 450 | 440 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | 545 | 525 | 490 | 410 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 440 | 420 | 370 | 345 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 150 | 110 | 105 | 85 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 410 | 385 | 370 | 345 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 340 | 320 | 315 | 250 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 350 | 335 | 330 | 300 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 370 | 350 | 345 | 320 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 180 | 140 | 125 | 100 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 320 | 300 | 290 | 255 |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | 505 | 475 | 420 | 355 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 450 | 415 | 380 | 415 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 145 | 135 | 120 | 105 |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | 385 | 360 | 355 | 320 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 425 | 390 | 365 | 345 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6546 | 73.4 | 136 |
| Blue | Male | 6201 | 72.1 | 130 |
| White | Male | 5754 | 68.7 | 125 |
| White | Female | 5754 | 74.9 | 134 |
| Red | Female | 5040 | 71 | 122 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 360-14 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 351 · 365 · 380front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the left
In play
- Water right: 200 to reach, 262 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Water back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Fairway water on the right: 200 to reach, 262 to carry. Drives that finish short of 200 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 229.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 3%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 461+3 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 442 · 460 · 474front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 243
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 117 to reach, 173 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 117 to reach, 148 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 163 to reach, 173 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 243 and narrows to 25 at 213.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 194-3 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 187 · 195 · 206front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 39 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].