Lake Presidential Golf Course
Marlboro Meadows, Maryland · 18 holes · par 72 · public. Designed by Jeff Potts, opened 2008.
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 90 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 15, where the green sits 32 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 59 ft below the tee and plays about 20 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7230 | 74.7 | 138 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 485-7 ft
- Green
- 470 · 487 · 501front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 35yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 0 to reach, 231 to carry
- Water across the hole: 424 to reach, 442 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 340 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 424 to reach, 442 to carry.
- Fairway water on the left: 0 to reach, 231 to carry. Drives that finish short of 0 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 31 at 220.
- 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 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 393+19 ft
- Green
- 373 · 387 · 401front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 74 to reach, 91 to carry
- Water left: 198 to reach, 344 to carry
- Bunker right: 293 to reach, 299 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 330 to reach, 340 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 19 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 74 to reach, 91 to carry.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 198 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 198 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 38 at 200.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 546+10 ft
- Green
- 527 · 543 · 556front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 159 to reach, 169 to carry
- Bunker left: 205 to reach, 222 to carry
- Bunker left: 277 to reach, 299 to carry
- Bunker left: 397 to reach, 416 to carry
- Bunker right: 496 to reach, 511 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 205 to reach, 299 to carry. Drives that finish short of 205 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 39 at 220.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 110 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 56 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 right to left, about 3%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 65 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].