Taconic Golf Club
Williamstown, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 71 · Semi-Private. Designed by Wayne Stiles of Stiles & Van Kleek; renovated by Gil Hanse, opened 1896.
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 710 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 6, where the green sits 59 ft above the tee and plays about 20 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 50 ft below the tee and plays about 17 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | Gold | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 14 | 480 | 470 | 391 |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | 406 | 355 | 324 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 421 | 383 | 344 |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | 358 | 346 | 256 |
| 5 | 3 | 16 | 178 | 157 | 126 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 372 | 356 | 257 |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | 402 | 368 | 293 |
| 8 | 4 | 10 | 394 | 382 | 297 |
| 9 | 3 | 18 | 178 | 167 | 143 |
| 10 | 5 | 13 | 506 | 498 | 415 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | 478 | 449 | 315 |
| 12 | 4 | 7 | 377 | 363 | 300 |
| 13 | 4 | 5 | 403 | 377 | 310 |
| 14 | 3 | 17 | 163 | 152 | 128 |
| 15 | 4 | 9 | 441 | 426 | 361 |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 460 | 430 | 332 |
| 17 | 3 | 11 | 246 | 221 | 159 |
| 18 | 5 | 15 | 545 | 510 | 392 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6808 | 73.5 | 136 |
| Gold | Male | 6410 | 72.1 | 127 |
| Purple | Male | 5828 | 69.4 | 122 |
| Purple | Female | 5828 | 74.8 | 130 |
| White | Male | 5143 | 71.4 | 122 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 481+4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 462 · 480 · 497front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 263
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 182 to reach, 201 to carry
- Bunker right: 276 to reach, 287 to carry
- Bunker left: 315 to reach, 329 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 182 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 182 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 263 and narrows to 28 at 313.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 130 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 39 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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-left to front-right, about 4%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 411+16 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 388 · 406 · 422front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 270
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 297 to reach, 314 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 16 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 284 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 297 to reach, 314 to carry. Drives that finish short of 297 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 270 and narrows to 32 at 302.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 413-24 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 403 · 421 · 436front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 273
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 24 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 273.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 56 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 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].