Whaling City Golf Course At New Bedford
New Bedford, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Donald Ross, opened 1920.
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 80 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 9, where the green sits 49 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 60 ft below the tee and plays about 20 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 | 4 | 3 | 461 | 448 | 432 | 428 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 398 | 382 | 332 | 222 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 423 | 409 | 376 | 363 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 365 | 343 | 340 | 337 |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | 207 | 190 | 180 | 175 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 397 | 381 | 341 | 306 |
| 7 | 5 | 7 | 552 | 530 | 285 | 278 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 146 | 140 | 134 | 134 |
| 9 | 5 | 13 | 473 | 453 | 397 | 390 |
| 10 | 5 | 6 | 561 | 535 | 437 | 437 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 394 | 379 | 331 | 299 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 451 | 436 | 402 | 347 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 174 | 163 | 149 | 141 |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | 526 | 499 | 442 | 409 |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 346 | 333 | 303 | 265 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 371 | 356 | 326 | 293 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 191 | 179 | 147 | 139 |
| 18 | 4 | 12 | 344 | 331 | 280 | 270 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Female | 6780 | 78.8 | 139 |
| Blue | Male | 6780 | 73 | 134 |
| White | Male | 6487 | 71.7 | 131 |
| White | Female | 6487 | 77.2 | 136 |
| Green | Male | 5634 | 66.9 | 118 |
| Green | Female | 5634 | 77.2 | 136 |
| Red | Male | 5233 | 65.1 | 114 |
| Red | Female | 5233 | 70.3 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 443-53 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 450 · 461 · 474front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 18 yards shorter: the green sits 53 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 21 at 278.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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
- 407+26 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 386 · 398 · 411front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 26 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 275 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 230.
- 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
- 435+35 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 409 · 423 · 439front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 200 to reach, 211 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards longer: the green sits 35 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 211 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 200 to reach, 211 to carry. Drives that finish short of 200 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 24 at 205.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · 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
- 29 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 4 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].