Kenwood Golf Country Club
Bethesda, Maryland · 18 holes · par 70 · Private. Designed by Edmunt Ault, opened 1928.
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 340 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 5, where the green sits 54 ft above the tee and plays about 18 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 70 ft below the tee and plays about 23 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | 4 | 5 | 345 | 333 | 321 | |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | 220 | 201 | 182 | |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 162 | 151 | 140 | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 414 | 400 | 383 | |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 355 | 348 | 341 | |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 150 | 139 | 139 | |
| 7 | 5 | 17 | 467 | 447 | 440 | |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 385 | 363 | 350 | |
| 9 | 5 | 11 | 518 | 506 | 463 | |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 294 | 283 | 283 | |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | 292 | 284 | 284 | |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 383 | 373 | 345 | |
| 13 | 3 | 10 | 197 | 180 | 140 | |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 425 | 382 | 363 | |
| 15 | 3 | 12 | 195 | 168 | 151 | |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 422 | 408 | 354 | |
| 17 | 5 | 16 | 462 | 421 | 405 | |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 440 | 430 | 385 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6126 | 69.9 | 123 |
| Blue | Female | 6126 | 74.8 | 136 |
| White | Male | 5817 | 68.6 | 120 |
| White | Female | 5817 | 73.1 | 132 |
| Gold | Female | 5510 | 71.4 | 128 |
| Gold | Male | 5510 | 67.4 | 118 |
| Red | Female | 5334 | 70.4 | 126 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 352+22 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 334 · 345 · 357front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 214
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: 48 to reach, 143 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 22 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 214.
- 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-left to front-right, about 5.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 219-2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 207 · 220 · 231front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 18yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker 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 4%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 168+19 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 151 · 162 · 173front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 19yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 19 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 40 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].