South Shore Country Club
Hingham, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1922.
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 60 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 3, where the green sits 35 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 38 ft below the tee and plays about 13 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 305 | 285 | 200 |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | 155 | 140 | 127 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 549 | 526 | 398 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 345 | 335 | 335 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 399 | 389 | 374 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 410 | 383 | 303 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 380 | 350 | 273 |
| 8 | 3 | 9 | 201 | 188 | 180 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 480 | 460 | 360 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 300 | 290 | 230 |
| 11 | 3 | 10 | 188 | 175 | 175 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 377 | 370 | 323 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 400 | 390 | 264 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 320 | 313 | 215 |
| 15 | 5 | 8 | 525 | 499 | 400 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 384 | 363 | 275 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 160 | 145 | 130 |
| 18 | 5 | 18 | 460 | 436 | 400 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6470 | 71.8 | 128 |
| White | Male | 6093 | 69.6 | 126 |
| Red | Male | 4999 | 69.9 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 313+24 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 291 · 305 · 319front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 199
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the right
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 216 to reach, 223 to carry
- Bunker right: 265 to reach, 271 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- 2 bunkers right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 24 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 216 to reach, 271 to carry. Drives that finish short of 216 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 199.
- 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 left to right, about 4%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 157+7 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 143 · 155 · 167front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 18yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 561+35 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 536 · 549 · 563front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 258
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards longer: the green sits 35 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 272 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 258 and narrows to 38 at 228.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 38 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].