Southborough Golf Club
Southborough, Massachusetts · 9 holes · par 35 · Public. Opened 1915.
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 300 ft the ball carries about 0% 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 5, where the green sits 51 ft above the tee and plays about 17 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 50 ft below the tee and plays about 17 yards shorter.
- 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Blue | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 8 | 295 | 277 | 271 |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | 140 | 128 | 109 |
| 3 | 5 | 14 | 431 | 416 | 337 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 345 | 332 | 317 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 362 | 351 | 271 |
| 6 | 4 | 16 | 314 | 301 | 222 |
| 7 | 3 | 12 | 180 | 171 | 157 |
| 8 | 4 | 10 | 304 | 301 | 272 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | 282 | 242 | 223 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 2784 | 115 | |
| White | Male | 2644 | 111 | |
| Gold | Male | 2226 | 108 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 287-25 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 284 · 295 · 307front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 13yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 7 ydswide at 187
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 25 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 225 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 7 yards wide at 187.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 143+10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 129 · 140 · 150front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 20yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 442+32 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 424 · 431 · 439front · middle · back
- Green size
- 16 × 15yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards longer: the green sits 32 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 236 and narrows to 32 at 286.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from left to right, about 1%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 9
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 6 plays-like yardages
- 12 hazards with reach and carry
- 5 green slope reads
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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].