Bretton Woods Golf Course
Germantown, Maryland · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Opened 1968.
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 220 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 65 ft above the tee and plays about 22 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 53 ft below the tee and plays about 18 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | Black | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 414 | 414 | 394 | 360 | 322 |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | 208 | 185 | 160 | 155 | 155 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 586 | 586 | 549 | 486 | 449 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 453 | 437 | 424 | 389 | 355 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 414 | 414 | 397 | 382 | 304 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 177 | 177 | 162 | 143 | 135 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 431 | 388 | 377 | 356 | 316 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 532 | 532 | 513 | 480 | 430 |
| 9 | 3 | 13 | 230 | 203 | 181 | 164 | 148 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 433 | 405 | 390 | 365 | 350 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 408 | 408 | 395 | 340 | 287 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 421 | 421 | 408 | 365 | 320 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 433 | 411 | 394 | 353 | 327 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 190 | 190 | 164 | 137 | 121 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 581 | 581 | 547 | 469 | 445 |
| 16 | 3 | 16 | 222 | 222 | 192 | 182 | 151 |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 350 | 350 | 333 | 274 | 227 |
| 18 | 5 | 8 | 512 | 490 | 459 | 435 | 404 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6995 | 73.3 | 124 |
| Blue | Male | 6814 | 72.1 | 122 |
| White | Male | 6439 | 70.5 | 121 |
| Gold | Female | 5860 | 73.7 | 128 |
| Gold | Male | 5860 | 67.8 | 118 |
| Red | Male | 5246 | 64.8 | 110 |
| Red | Female | 5246 | 69.6 | 122 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 396-53 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 395 · 414 · 426front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 36yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 233 to reach, 262 to carry
- Water right: 334 to reach, 392 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 18 yards shorter: the green sits 53 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 233 to reach, 262 to carry. Drives that finish short of 233 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 234 and narrows to 32 at 254.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 207-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 194 · 208 · 221front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 32yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- 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 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 583-8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 571 · 586 · 598front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 53 ydswide at 244
In play
- Bunker right: 278 to reach, 291 to carry
- Bunker left: 471 to reach, 485 to carry
- 2 bunkers across the hole: 510 to reach, 538 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 278 to reach, 291 to carry. Drives that finish short of 278 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 53 yards wide at 244 and narrows to 29 at 284.
- Best lay-up: 130 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 64 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 53 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 3 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].