Winchester Country Club
Winchester, Massachusetts · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Opened 1902.
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 170 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 1, where the green sits 73 ft above the tee and plays about 24 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 48 ft below the tee and plays about 16 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 | Blue | White | Green | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 345 | 333 | 333 | 316 | 305 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | 528 | 475 | 475 | 421 | 391 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 425 | 420 | 393 | 393 | 338 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 428 | 384 | 326 | 326 | 319 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 337 | 324 | 324 | 308 | 281 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 186 | 176 | 176 | 154 | 152 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 386 | 378 | 378 | 362 | 277 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 464 | 427 | 398 | 398 | 398 |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 173 | 164 | 164 | 135 | 96 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 435 | 423 | 400 | 400 | 395 |
| 11 | 3 | 14 | 234 | 221 | 221 | 153 | 145 |
| 12 | 5 | 16 | 515 | 470 | 470 | 400 | 397 |
| 13 | 5 | 6 | 530 | 510 | 510 | 395 | 393 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 149 | 141 | 141 | 131 | 127 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 457 | 384 | 362 | 362 | 306 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 413 | 390 | 330 | 330 | 325 |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | 428 | 414 | 343 | 343 | 322 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 453 | 440 | 420 | 420 | 415 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6832 | 73.5 | 137 |
| White | Male | 6466 | 71.9 | 134 |
| Green | Male | 6126 | 70 | 126 |
| Gold | Male | 5747 | 68.1 | 123 |
| Red | Female | 5382 | 72.1 | 127 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 369+73 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 322 · 345 · 367front · middle · back
- Green size
- 45 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 217
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 211 to reach, 239 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 24 yards longer: the green sits 73 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 231 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 211 to reach, 239 to carry. Drives that finish short of 211 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 217 and narrows to 26 at 238.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- 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 45 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 539+34 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 510 · 528 · 546front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 48 ydswide at 237
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 96 to reach, 106 to carry
- Bunker right: 450 to reach, 467 to carry
- Bunker left: 468 to reach, 489 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards longer: the green sits 34 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 237 and narrows to 41 at 207.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 29 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front 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 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 409-48 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 405 · 425 · 444front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 289 to reach, 428 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 16 yards shorter: the green sits 48 ft below the tee.
- Fairway water on the right: 289 to reach, 428 to carry. Drives that finish short of 289 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 233.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- 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.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 66 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].