Tatnuck Country Club
Worcester, Massachusetts · 9 holes · par 35 · Private. Designed by Donald Ross, opened 1898.
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 730 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 8, where the green sits 13 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 36 ft below the tee and plays about 12 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 3 holes and on the left on 1: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 6 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 | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 400 | 400 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 192 | 171 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 298 | 273 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 9 | 491 | 491 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 257 | 257 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 174 | 153 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 443 | 396 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 541 | 447 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 405 | 405 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 3061 | 124 | |
| White | Male | 3009 | 124 | |
| Green | Male | 2715 | 128 | |
| Gold | Male | 2710 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 396-12 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 387 · 400 · 412front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 175 to reach, 307 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 234 yards.
- Fairway water on the right: 175 to reach, 307 to carry. Drives that finish short of 175 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 234 and narrows to 20 at 264.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 180-36 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 177 · 192 · 203front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 32yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 171 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards shorter: the green sits 36 ft below the tee.
- 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 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 299+2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 289 · 298 · 311front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 184
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 144 to reach, 144 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 196 to reach, 231 to carry
- Bunker left: 212 to reach, 237 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 196 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 196 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 184 and narrows to 16 at 221.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 9
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 6 plays-like yardages
- 17 hazards with reach and carry
- 6 green slope reads
- 1 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].