Little Bennett Golf Course
Clarksburg, Maryland · 18 holes · par 72 · public. Designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan, opened 1994.
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 530 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 7, where the green sits 79 ft above the tee and plays about 26 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 83 ft below the tee and plays about 28 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 3 holes and on the left on 1: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 16 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 | 5 | 1 | 568 | 535 | 413 | 408 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 419 | 373 | 343 | 330 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 174 | 154 | 130 | 66 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 388 | 360 | 293 | 261 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 514 | 498 | 388 | 376 |
| 6 | 3 | 13 | 212 | 182 | 163 | 142 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 405 | 362 | 257 | 250 |
| 8 | 4 | 15 | 353 | 313 | 246 | 232 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 448 | 396 | 375 | 340 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 370 | 346 | 295 | 290 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 545 | 505 | 470 | 434 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 365 | 340 | 280 | 250 |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 358 | 320 | 246 | 225 |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | 512 | 500 | 450 | 409 |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 145 | 124 | 112 | 100 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 386 | 336 | 287 | 250 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 146 | 122 | 110 | 92 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 425 | 390 | 325 | 298 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6770 | 73.5 | 138 |
| White | Male | 6125 | 70.7 | 129 |
| Gold | Male | 5303 | 67 | 118 |
| Red | Female | 4818 | 68 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 579+33 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 550 · 568 · 587front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 483 to reach, 495 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards longer: the green sits 33 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 225 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 229.
- Best lay-up: 100 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 5%. Finish on the front-left 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 405-41 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 403 · 419 · 434front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards shorter: the green sits 41 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 16 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 239.
- 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 left to right, about 5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 146-83 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 165 · 174 · 184front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 28 yards shorter: the green sits 83 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from right to left, about 3.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 16 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].