Oyster Harbors Club
Osterville, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Donald Ross, opened 1926.
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 20 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 13, where the green sits 22 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 29 ft below the tee and plays about 10 yards shorter.
- 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 | Black | Blue | White | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 410 | 390 | 368 | 352 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | 491 | 462 | 437 | 423 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 147 | 139 | 115 | 91 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 515 | 501 | 475 | 466 |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | 214 | 188 | 157 | 149 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 405 | 392 | 348 | 312 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 372 | 361 | 339 | 325 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 392 | 370 | 353 | 343 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 356 | 342 | 303 | 241 |
| 10 | 3 | 16 | 207 | 199 | 171 | 164 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 434 | 387 | 377 | 343 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 382 | 363 | 315 | 246 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 442 | 397 | 340 | 334 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 567 | 535 | 497 | 450 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 406 | 388 | 354 | 309 |
| 16 | 5 | 10 | 480 | 467 | 425 | 418 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 175 | 163 | 144 | 130 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 412 | 400 | 387 | 333 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6807 | 73.2 | 130 |
| Blue | Male | 6434 | 71.7 | 127 |
| White | Female | 5905 | 75.1 | 132 |
| White | Male | 5905 | 69 | 120 |
| Green | Male | 5444 | 66.5 | 116 |
| Green | Female | 5444 | 73.9 | 127 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 406-13 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 395 · 410 · 425front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 72 to reach, 95 to carry
- Bunker left: 175 to reach, 192 to carry
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 175 to reach, 192 to carry. Drives that finish short of 175 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 232.
- 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 back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 489-6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 477 · 491 · 507front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 260
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 210 to reach, 232 to carry
- Bunker right: 261 to reach, 291 to carry
- Bunker left: 423 to reach, 444 to carry
- Water front of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 210 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 210 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 260 and narrows to 35 at 230.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers and water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 150+8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 131 · 147 · 163front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 101 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- 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 back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 77 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
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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].