Robert T Lynch Municipal Brookline Golf Course
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 70 · Municipal. Designed by Styles & VanCleef, opened 1933.
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 180 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 2, where the green sits 29 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 31 ft below the tee and plays about 10 yards shorter.
- 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 12 | 372 | 361 | 345 |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | 341 | 335 | 316 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | 175 | 148 | 140 |
| 4 | 4 | 16 | 321 | 294 | 237 |
| 5 | 3 | 14 | 208 | 182 | 157 |
| 6 | 5 | 8 | 521 | 484 | 370 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 347 | 325 | 240 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 401 | 382 | 370 |
| 9 | 4 | 6 | 395 | 365 | 275 |
| 10 | 4 | 11 | 338 | 311 | 210 |
| 11 | 4 | 13 | 301 | 290 | 280 |
| 12 | 3 | 17 | 132 | 119 | 108 |
| 13 | 4 | 5 | 400 | 365 | 284 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | 426 | 382 | 290 |
| 15 | 5 | 7 | 547 | 520 | 460 |
| 16 | 4 | 9 | 387 | 345 | 323 |
| 17 | 3 | 15 | 179 | 160 | 146 |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | 420 | 391 | 375 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6208 | 70 | 124 |
| White | Male | 5859 | 68.1 | 116 |
| Red | Male | 5552 | 72.2 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 362-31 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 357 · 372 · 385front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 31 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 238.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 351+29 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 324 · 341 · 357front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 212
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards longer: the green sits 29 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 212 and narrows to 21 at 252.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 165-31 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 160 · 175 · 190front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 21yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water back of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 31 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 38 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 2 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].