Maryland Golf & Country Club
Bel Air, Maryland · 18 holes · par 73 · private. Designed by William F. Gordon, opened 1961.
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 300 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 9, where the green sits 76 ft above the tee and plays about 25 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 64 ft below the tee and plays about 21 yards shorter.
- 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 | Gold | Black | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 13 | 502 | 477 | 418 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 413 | 407 | 315 |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | 180 | 169 | 135 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 546 | 534 | 417 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | 377 | 330 | 254 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 425 | 403 | 331 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 446 | 422 | 345 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 184 | 170 | 120 |
| 9 | 5 | 11 | 554 | 532 | 385 |
| 10 | 5 | 10 | 538 | 499 | 409 |
| 11 | 4 | 12 | 405 | 389 | 320 |
| 12 | 3 | 14 | 191 | 172 | 116 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 337 | 322 | 274 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 369 | 349 | 287 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 417 | 400 | 291 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 168 | 145 | 96 |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | 568 | 546 | 448 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 470 | 445 | 429 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 7090 | 75.8 | 147 |
| Black | Male | 6711 | 73.9 | 144 |
| Burgundy | Male | 6065 | 70.9 | 137 |
| Burgundy | Female | 6065 | 74.2 | 131 |
| Silver | Female | 5736 | 73 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 481-64 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 481 · 502 · 519front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 241
In play
- Bunker left: 222 to reach, 245 to carry
- Bunker left: 263 to reach, 305 to carry
- Bunker left: 408 to reach, 420 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 21 yards shorter: the green sits 64 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 271 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 222 to reach, 305 to carry. Drives that finish short of 222 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 241.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 425+37 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 398 · 413 · 429front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 6.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards longer: the green sits 37 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 240 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 239 and narrows to 29 at 249.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 6.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 181+2 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 165 · 180 · 194front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 28yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 6%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 6%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 55 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 4 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].