Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1961.
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 490 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 18, where the green sits 50 ft above the tee and plays about 17 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 38 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | White | Blue | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 458 | 438 | 419 | 415 |
| 2 | 5 | 13 | 485 | 455 | 429 | 418 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 181 | 162 | 156 | 135 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 395 | 375 | 350 | 342 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 357 | 330 | 315 | 260 |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 526 | 495 | 468 | 440 |
| 7 | 5 | 7 | 583 | 548 | 541 | 439 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 426 | 384 | 361 | 311 |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 183 | 137 | 121 | 95 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 442 | 394 | 382 | 281 |
| 11 | 4 | 12 | 382 | 354 | 336 | 333 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 393 | 322 | 308 | 246 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 410 | 346 | 325 | 290 |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 235 | 190 | 172 | 172 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 339 | 317 | 305 | 313 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 215 | 187 | 167 | 145 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 440 | 368 | 355 | 297 |
| 18 | 5 | 8 | 538 | 511 | 494 | 453 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6988 | ||
| White | Male | 6313 | ||
| Blue | Male | 6004 | ||
| Red | Male | 5385 | ||
| T.I.F. | Male | 4735 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 455-10 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 436 · 458 · 477front · middle · back
- Green size
- 42 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 234.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 42 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 488+10 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 460 · 485 · 513front · middle · back
- Green size
- 55 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 218 to reach, 226 to carry
- Bunker right: 407 to reach, 422 to carry
- Bunker left: 410 to reach, 425 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 218 to reach, 226 to carry. Drives that finish short of 218 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 226.
- Best lay-up: 100 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 43 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 55 yards deep: a back pin can play about 4 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 173-24 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 170 · 181 · 191front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 24 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 43 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].