Norbeck Country Club
Olney, Maryland · 18 holes · par 72 · private. Designed by Alfred H. Tull, James Cervone, opened 1954.
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 440 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 13, where the green sits 42 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 60 ft below the tee and plays about 20 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 351 | 351 | 351 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 407 | 374 | 374 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | 182 | 182 | 142 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 416 | 347 | 243 |
| 5 | 5 | 13 | 550 | 550 | 422 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 177 | 158 | 158 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 404 | 404 | 404 |
| 8 | 5 | 17 | 536 | 490 | 490 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 410 | 410 | 361 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 344 | 344 | 344 |
| 11 | 5 | 10 | 534 | 495 | 449 |
| 12 | 3 | 14 | 160 | 160 | 130 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 349 | 333 | 333 |
| 14 | 4 | 18 | 325 | 325 | 325 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 420 | 372 | 328 |
| 16 | 3 | 12 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
| 17 | 5 | 16 | 545 | 495 | 401 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 397 | 397 | 336 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Male | 7019 | 73.7 | 132 |
| Blue | Male | 6613 | 72.2 | 129 |
| White | Male | 6356 | 71.1 | 128 |
| Gold | Female | 5790 | 68.1 | 124 |
| Forward | Female | 5452 | 71.7 | 124 |
| Forward | Male | 5452 | 66.5 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 351level
- Green · Blue tee
- 336 · 351 · 366front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 222 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 234.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 401-18 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 395 · 407 · 420front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 221 to reach, 235 to carry
- Bunker left: 284 to reach, 301 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 18 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 171 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 221 to reach, 301 to carry. Drives that finish short of 221 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 15 at 285.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 170-36 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 171 · 182 · 194front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 29yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 95 to reach, 131 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards shorter: the green sits 36 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · 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
- 40 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].