Argyle Country Club
Silver Spring, Maryland · 18 holes · par 71 · private. Designed by William H. Tucker, Dr. Walter Harban, Bill Love, Tom Clark, Ed Ault, Al Jamison, Tom Clark, James Cervone, opened 1923.
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 410 ft the ball carries about 0% 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 18, where the green sits 63 ft above the tee and plays about 21 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, where the green sits 83 ft below the tee and plays about 28 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 408 | 389 | 373 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 488 | 468 | 405 |
| 3 | 5 | 7 | 517 | 500 | 462 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 317 | 303 | 293 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 171 | 147 | 116 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 466 | 415 | 406 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 188 | 175 | 150 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 374 | 353 | 338 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 406 | 392 | 369 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 410 | 401 | 373 |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | 320 | 311 | 295 |
| 12 | 5 | 14 | 532 | 519 | 501 |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | 191 | 165 | 154 |
| 14 | 4 | 16 | 310 | 297 | 278 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 359 | 341 | 326 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 427 | 416 | 392 |
| 17 | 3 | 10 | 190 | 175 | 102 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 426 | 377 | 403 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6500 | 71.1 | 129 |
| White | Male | 6144 | 69.3 | 124 |
| Red | Female | 5736 | 73.9 | 126 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 387-64 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 396 · 408 · 421front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 237
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 247 to reach, 275 to carry
- Water right: 433 to reach, 459 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 21 yards shorter: the green sits 64 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 247 to reach, 275 to carry. Drives that finish short of 247 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 237.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 504+48 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 477 · 488 · 500front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 221
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole: 36 to reach, 143 to carry
- Bunker left: 206 to reach, 216 to carry
- Bunker right: 267 to reach, 278 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 16 yards longer: the green sits 48 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 36 to reach, 143 to carry.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 206 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 206 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 221 and narrows to 24 at 271.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 28 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 515-6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 503 · 517 · 530front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 362 to reach, 377 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
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 37 yards wide at 232.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 120 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 28 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. 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 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · 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
- 48 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].