Hillendale Country Club
Sweet Air, Maryland · 18 holes · par 72 · private. Designed by William & David Gordon, George Fazio, Tom Clark, Bob Cupp, Lester George.
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 570 ft the ball carries about 1% 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 6, where the green sits 59 ft above the tee and plays about 20 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 57 ft below the tee and plays about 19 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 | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 9 | 539 | 530 | 486 | 439 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 454 | 396 | 323 | 323 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 192 | 179 | 144 | 117 |
| 4 | 4 | 15 | 350 | 328 | 313 | 219 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 432 | 422 | 383 | 338 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 395 | 363 | 333 | 255 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 178 | 162 | 137 | 137 |
| 8 | 5 | 11 | 493 | 487 | 444 | 415 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 470 | 394 | 349 | 349 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 363 | 356 | 326 | 305 |
| 11 | 3 | 8 | 206 | 188 | 180 | 148 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 330 | 322 | 260 | 260 |
| 13 | 5 | 16 | 492 | 480 | 454 | 401 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 395 | 383 | 353 | 292 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 172 | 164 | 141 | 95 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 416 | 401 | 338 | 299 |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 407 | 378 | 348 | 309 |
| 18 | 5 | 14 | 561 | 521 | 474 | 403 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6844 | 73.6 | 137 |
| Blue | Male | 6454 | 72 | 135 |
| Blue | Female | 6454 | 77.9 | 140 |
| White | Female | 5733 | 73.9 | 132 |
| White | Male | 5733 | 68.4 | 124 |
| Gold | Male | 5104 | 65.2 | 112 |
| Gold | Female | 5104 | 70.3 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 536-8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 526 · 539 · 551front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 246
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 283 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 246 and narrows to 24 at 216.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 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.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 457+8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 442 · 454 · 467front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 257
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- 3 bunkers right: 257 to reach, 304 to carry
- Bunker left: 274 to reach, 301 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 257 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 257 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 257 and narrows to 19 at 227.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 185-22 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 177 · 192 · 206front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 22yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 22 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 right to left, about 2%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · 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
- 41 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].