Sterling National Country Club
Sterling, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan, opened 1991.
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 460 ft the ball carries about 1% 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 10, where the green sits 47 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 66 ft below the tee and plays about 22 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 | Blue | White | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 9 | 511 | 468 | 454 | 454 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 413 | 361 | 341 | 341 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 301 | 278 | 273 | 237 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 352 | 313 | 313 | 281 |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | 170 | 139 | 126 | 126 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 393 | 376 | 360 | 360 |
| 7 | 3 | 13 | 154 | 124 | 124 | 113 |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | 516 | 486 | 471 | 386 |
| 9 | 4 | 17 | 336 | 301 | 268 | 268 |
| 10 | 5 | 6 | 478 | 451 | 451 | 351 |
| 11 | 3 | 14 | 186 | 163 | 124 | 124 |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 371 | 337 | 337 | 285 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 176 | 156 | 138 | 138 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 406 | 367 | 330 | 330 |
| 15 | 4 | 8 | 422 | 382 | 335 | 335 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 148 | 141 | 141 | 130 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 357 | 326 | 326 | 257 |
| 18 | 5 | 12 | 541 | 514 | 505 | 451 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Male | 6640 | 72.3 | 138 |
| Blue | Male | 6238 | 70.6 | 135 |
| White | Female | 5709 | 73.7 | 137 |
| White | Male | 5709 | 68.3 | 126 |
| Green | Female | 5433 | 72 | 128 |
| Red | Female | 4967 | 69.1 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 501-30 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 494 · 511 · 528front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 211
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 213 to reach, 233 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 30 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 213 to reach, 233 to carry. Drives that finish short of 213 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 211 and narrows to 21 at 261.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 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 back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 412-4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 402 · 413 · 423front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 214
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 396 to carry
- 2 bunkers back-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 214.
- 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 2.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 307+18 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 288 · 301 · 314front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 184
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 184 and narrows to 26 at 223.
- 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 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 54 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].