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Patriot Golf Course

Bedford, Massachusetts · 9 holes · par 35 · Military. Opened 1957.

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

Altitude130 ftCarries about 0% farther
Bunkers27
Holes with water9 of 9
Average fairway width28 yds
Typical green4,000 sq ft
Sloped greens7 of 9Tilt 2% or more
  • 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 8, where the green sits 8 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
  • Biggest drop: hole 7, where the green sits 16 ft below the tee and plays about 5 yards shorter.
  • Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 6 holes and on the left on 2: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
  • 7 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

HoleParHcpBlueWhiteRed
1415311301251
247332323237
331715112187
4413300286237
5311190170126
651443421401
745359337282
849372351312
943354344324

Tees

TeeYardsRatingSlope
BlueMale2883125
WhiteFemale2680130
WhiteMale2680118
RedFemale2257124
RedMale2257120

Hole 1 · Par 4

Green falls this way

311 (Blue) · 301 (White) · 251 (Red) yards · Handicap 15

Plays like
307-13 ft
Green · Blue tee
295 · 311 · 324front · middle · back
Green size
29 × 24yards deep × wide
Fairway
28 ydswide at 194
Green slope
2.5%falls to the front

In play

  • Water across the hole: 130 to reach, 138 to carry
  • Bunker right: 193 to reach, 212 to carry
  • Bunker left of the green
  • Bunker right of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
  • Water crosses the hole: 130 to reach, 138 to carry.
  • Fairway bunkers on the right: 193 to reach, 212 to carry. Drives that finish short of 193 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 194.
  • Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
  • The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Hole 2 · Par 4

Green falls this way

332 (Blue) · 323 (White) · 237 (Red) yards · Handicap 7

Plays like
334+7 ft
Green · Blue tee
320 · 332 · 342front · middle · back
Green size
26 × 23yards deep × wide
Fairway
31 ydswide at 202
Green slope
1.5%falls to the front

In play

  • 2 bunkers right: 174 to reach, 219 to carry
  • Water right: 238 to reach, 255 to carry
  • Bunker left: 251 to reach, 288 to carry
  • Bunker front-right of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
  • Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 174 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 174 keeps them out of play.
  • The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 202.
  • The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
  • The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Hole 3 · Par 3

Green falls this way

151 (Blue) · 121 (White) · 87 (Red) yards · Handicap 17

Plays like
152+3 ft
Green · Blue tee
144 · 151 · 162front · middle · back
Green size
24 × 31yards deep × wide
Green slope
3.5%falls to the front

In play

  • Water across the hole in front of the green: 129 to carry
  • Bunker front-right of the green
  • Bunker left of the green
  • Bunker back-left of the green
  • Bunker back of the green

Playing notes

  • Water crosses the hole: 77 to reach, 129 to carry.
  • Water crosses the hole: 79 to reach, 128 to carry.
  • Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
  • Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
  • The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Holes 4 to 9

4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 4

The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:

  • 6 plays-like yardages
  • 20 hazards with reach and carry
  • 6 green slope reads
  • 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].

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