Thorny Lea Golf Club
Brockton, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 70 · Private. Designed by Styles & Vankleek, opened 1900.
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 18, where the green sits 18 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 22 ft below the tee and plays about 7 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 4 holes and on the left on 2: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 14 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 | Gold/Blue | White | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 384 | 366 | 347 | 340 | 340 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 464 | 449 | 439 | 435 | 275 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | 207 | 172 | 150 | 136 | 136 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 392 | 357 | 319 | 311 | 259 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 356 | 342 | 337 | 330 | 330 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 424 | 412 | 389 | 383 | 300 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 349 | 336 | 324 | 319 | 229 |
| 8 | 5 | 17 | 480 | 472 | 466 | 400 | 400 |
| 9 | 3 | 15 | 160 | 145 | 120 | 113 | 113 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 417 | 386 | 350 | 345 | 307 |
| 11 | 5 | 18 | 491 | 482 | 459 | 455 | 378 |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 411 | 394 | 371 | 365 | 310 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 166 | 152 | 140 | 134 | 133 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 407 | 403 | 397 | 391 | 296 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 378 | 365 | 338 | 328 | 269 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 331 | 324 | 313 | 309 | 309 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 191 | 182 | 180 | 177 | 112 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 421 | 398 | 375 | 368 | 267 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6429 | 72.7 | 135 |
| Gold/Blue | Male | 6239 | 71.5 | 133 |
| Blue | Male | 6137 | 70.3 | 132 |
| White | Male | 5814 | 68.9 | 128 |
| Red | Male | 5658 | 74.1 | 130 |
| Green | Male | 4835 | 68.7 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 384level
- Green · Gold tee
- 372 · 384 · 396front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 374 to reach, 445 to carry
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 235.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 462-6 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 452 · 464 · 476front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 22 at 280.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 205-6 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 194 · 207 · 220front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 101 to reach, 114 to carry
- Bunker right: 144 to reach, 152 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 101 to reach, 114 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. 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 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 52 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].