Laytonsville Golf Course
Montgomery Village, Maryland · 18 holes · par 71 · public. Designed by Tom Clark, James Cervone.
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 550 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 18, where the green sits 51 ft above the tee and plays about 17 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 50 ft below the tee and plays about 17 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 7 holes and on the right on 2: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 13 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 | 318 | 296 | 286 | |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | 372 | 324 | 312 | |
| 3 | 3 | 16 | 192 | 179 | 152 | |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 474 | 456 | 412 | |
| 5 | 3 | 18 | 154 | 146 | 130 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 508 | 472 | 444 | |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | 388 | 358 | 336 | |
| 8 | 4 | 10 | 336 | 321 | 292 | |
| 9 | 4 | 12 | 329 | 302 | 290 | |
| 10 | 4 | 5 | 428 | 402 | 378 | |
| 11 | 4 | 7 | 411 | 374 | 332 | |
| 12 | 3 | 17 | 182 | 167 | 145 | |
| 13 | 4 | 13 | 328 | 311 | 287 | |
| 14 | 4 | 11 | 398 | 365 | 341 | |
| 15 | 4 | 3 | 436 | 411 | 382 | |
| 16 | 3 | 15 | 204 | 157 | 154 | |
| 17 | 4 | 9 | 388 | 362 | 338 | |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | 544 | 512 | 496 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6390 | 69.9 | 123 |
| Blue | Male | 5892 | 67.5 | 119 |
| White | Female | 5529 | 71.3 | 121 |
| White | Male | 5529 | 65.7 | 114 |
| Red | Female | 4943 | 67.7 | 116 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 308-30 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 299 · 318 · 335front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 201
In play
- Bunker left: 257 to reach, 274 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 30 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 257 to reach, 274 to carry. Drives that finish short of 257 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 201 and narrows to 24 at 237.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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
- 365-21 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 355 · 372 · 390front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 246 to reach, 258 to carry
- Bunker left: 274 to reach, 303 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 21 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 49 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 246 to reach, 303 to carry. Drives that finish short of 246 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 27 at 282.
- 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 to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 188-13 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 178 · 192 · 204front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 35yards deep × wide
In play
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · 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
- 42 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].