Presidents Golf Course
Quincy, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. Designed by George and Tom Fazio, opened 1895.
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 50 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 36 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 60 ft below the tee and plays about 20 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 6 holes and on the right on 2: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 14 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | Male | 5750 | 68.2 | 108 |
| Middle | Male | 5260 | 64.3 | 108 |
| Front | Male | 4425 | 65 | 110 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 357+1 ft
- Green
- 341 · 357 · 382front · middle · back
- Green size
- 41 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 245 to reach, 293 to carry
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 245 to reach, 293 to carry. Drives that finish short of 245 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 225 and narrows to 23 at 260.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 41 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 101+3 ft
- Green
- 93 · 100 · 115front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 30yards deep × wide
In play
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 254+36 ft
- Green
- 223 · 242 · 262front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 20 ydswide at 150
- Green slope
- 8%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards longer: the green sits 36 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 20 yards wide at 150.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 8%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 42 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 4 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].