Clifton Park Golf Course
Baltimore, Maryland · 18 holes · par 71 · public. Designed by Gus Hook, Bill Love, opened 1915.
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 190 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 17, where the green sits 58 ft above the tee and plays about 19 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 44 ft below the tee and plays about 15 yards shorter.
- 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 541 | 527 | 518 | 507 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 309 | 298 | 289 | 282 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 326 | 317 | 308 | 308 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 312 | 306 | 288 | 288 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 392 | 380 | 371 | 365 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 457 | 450 | 373 | 373 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 154 | 139 | 100 | 94 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 343 | 336 | 329 | 325 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 318 | 314 | 310 | 306 |
| 10 | 3 | 14 | 192 | 169 | 165 | 161 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 344 | 316 | 308 | 285 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 267 | 262 | 257 | 257 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 405 | 388 | 371 | 318 |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 164 | 147 | 138 | 128 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 174 | 169 | 135 | 135 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 320 | 313 | 287 | 280 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 346 | 340 | 325 | 317 |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | 542 | 532 | 492 | 482 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6016 | 68.4 | 115 |
| White | Male | 5764 | 67.2 | 113 |
| White | Female | 5764 | 71.5 | 117 |
| Gold | Male | 5615 | 65.9 | 111 |
| Gold | Female | 5615 | 70.6 | 123 |
| Red | Male | 5490 | 65.9 | 111 |
| Red | Female | 5490 | 70.6 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 556+44 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 522 · 541 · 557front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 250
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards longer: the green sits 44 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 250.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 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 to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 294-44 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 296 · 309 · 322front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 197
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards shorter: the green sits 44 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 197.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 320-17 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 314 · 326 · 338front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 203
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 17 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 166 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 203.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 37 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].