Springfield Country Club
West Springfield, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Donald J. Ross, ASGCA, opened 1897.
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 140 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 42 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 82 ft below the tee and plays about 27 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | Black | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 283 | 271 | 242 | |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 136 | 108 | 90 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 417 | 413 | 360 | |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 331 | 324 | 305 | |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 372 | 344 | 277 | |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 408 | 390 | 354 | |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 368 | 352 | 238 | |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 598 | 560 | 343 | |
| 9 | 3 | 11 | 207 | 186 | 130 | |
| 10 | 4 | 18 | 295 | 291 | 288 | |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 355 | 299 | 211 | |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | 519 | 510 | 458 | |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 559 | 549 | 466 | |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 185 | 174 | 135 | |
| 15 | 5 | 8 | 529 | 516 | 441 | |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 409 | 402 | 287 | |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 361 | 337 | 259 | |
| 18 | 3 | 12 | 199 | 189 | 175 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6531 | 71.9 | 131 |
| White | Male | 6215 | 70.4 | 129 |
| Silver | Male | 5398 | 70.9 | 124 |
| Gold | Male | 5323 | 66.4 | 121 |
| Red | Male | 5094 | 69.6 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 279-13 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 270 · 283 · 296front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 174
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 213 to reach, 229 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 213 to reach, 229 to carry. Drives that finish short of 213 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 174.
- 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 to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 131-14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 126 · 136 · 146front · middle · back
- Green size
- 20 × 20yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 115 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 74 to reach, 115 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 76 to reach, 117 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- 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 4
- Plays like
- 431+42 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 404 · 417 · 427front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 278
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards longer: the green sits 42 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 245 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 278.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- 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 47 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 34 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].