Clustered Spires Golf Course
Frederick, Maryland · 18 holes · par 72 · public. Designed by Brian Ault, Bill Love, opened 1992.
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 270 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 8, where the green sits 16 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 19 ft below the tee and plays about 6 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 | 368 | 366 | 334 | 291 | 273 |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | 175 | 173 | 139 | 117 | 114 |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 510 | 485 | 481 | 417 | 405 |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | 375 | 373 | 331 | 266 | 249 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 546 | 521 | 519 | 461 | 447 |
| 6 | 4 | 10 | 390 | 385 | 351 | 309 | 307 |
| 7 | 3 | 16 | 190 | 165 | 163 | 129 | 128 |
| 8 | 4 | 6 | 415 | 365 | 362 | 301 | 288 |
| 9 | 4 | 8 | 396 | 390 | 364 | 330 | 327 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 551 | 549 | 510 | 470 | 454 |
| 11 | 4 | 13 | 336 | 334 | 312 | 265 | 262 |
| 12 | 4 | 7 | 446 | 414 | 412 | 381 | 368 |
| 13 | 3 | 17 | 165 | 163 | 134 | 96 | 90 |
| 14 | 4 | 15 | 338 | 336 | 318 | 297 | 282 |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | 555 | 512 | 510 | 441 | 420 |
| 16 | 3 | 11 | 242 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 155 |
| 17 | 4 | 9 | 424 | 404 | 342 | 316 | 308 |
| 18 | 4 | 5 | 471 | 418 | 414 | 356 | 353 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6893 | 72.6 | 133 |
| Blue | Male | 6563 | 70.7 | 128 |
| White | Female | 6203 | 75.1 | 133 |
| White | Male | 6203 | 69.1 | 125 |
| Green | Male | 5401 | 65.3 | 110 |
| Red | Female | 5230 | 69.7 | 122 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 368-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 350 · 368 · 377front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 156 to reach, 241 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway water on the left: 156 to reach, 241 to carry. Drives that finish short of 156 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 229.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 169-19 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 165 · 175 · 188front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 34yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 134 to reach, 170 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 151 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 19 ft below the tee.
- 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-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 508-6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 493 · 510 · 525front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 135 to reach, 204 to carry
- Bunker right: 248 to reach, 267 to carry
- Bunker left: 432 to reach, 451 to carry
- Bunker right: 445 to reach, 455 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 135 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 135 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 24 at 197.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 29 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 54 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].