Swansea Country Club
Swansea, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Michael Weremay, opened 1963.
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 10 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 18, where the green sits 26 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 28 ft below the tee and plays about 9 yards shorter.
- 18 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 364 | 340 | 324 | 305 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | 589 | 522 | 480 | 412 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 433 | 415 | 356 | 342 |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 223 | 203 | 181 | 165 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 347 | 342 | 305 | 297 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 145 | 115 | 108 | 100 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 382 | 355 | 313 | 282 |
| 8 | 5 | 15 | 499 | 476 | 400 | 386 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 441 | 419 | 364 | 339 |
| 10 | 4 | 16 | 353 | 335 | 308 | 293 |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | 180 | 168 | 152 | 121 |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 391 | 356 | 341 | 299 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 628 | 596 | 495 | 462 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 296 | 289 | 259 | 246 |
| 15 | 3 | 8 | 224 | 201 | 181 | 151 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 401 | 392 | 368 | 336 |
| 17 | 5 | 18 | 500 | 470 | 414 | 389 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 451 | 421 | 365 | 336 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6847 | 73.5 | 128 |
| Blue | Male | 6415 | 71.5 | 125 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6021 | 69.9 | 123 |
| White | Male | 5714 | 68.2 | 121 |
| White | Female | 5714 | 73.2 | 125 |
| Red/White | Female | 5469 | 71.9 | 122 |
| Red | Female | 5261 | 70.8 | 118 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 361-9 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 351 · 364 · 372front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 75 to reach, 107 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 9 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 75 to reach, 107 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 238.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 595+19 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 575 · 589 · 604front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 321
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 130 to reach, 167 to carry
- Bunker left: 255 to reach, 277 to carry
- Bunker left: 493 to reach, 511 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 19 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 130 to reach, 167 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 255 to reach, 277 to carry. Drives that finish short of 255 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 321.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 27 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 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 428-14 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 418 · 433 · 447front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 48 ydswide at 250
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: 309 to reach, 311 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 250.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 44 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].