Rocky Point Golf Course
Essex, Maryland · 18 holes · par 72 · municipal. Designed by Russell Roberts, Bill Love, opened 1970.
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 20 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 9, where the green sits 34 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 23 ft below the tee and plays about 8 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 3 holes and on the right on 0: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 17 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 | 4 | 9 | 377 | 360 | 352 | 343 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 426 | 398 | 352 | 330 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 408 | 397 | 347 | 332 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 181 | 172 | 160 | 149 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 539 | 529 | 458 | 453 |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | 351 | 338 | 299 | 287 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 189 | 146 | 135 | 106 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 420 | 380 | 332 | 323 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 368 | 358 | 308 | 300 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 388 | 370 | 349 | 337 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 147 | 133 | 117 | 109 |
| 12 | 5 | 14 | 477 | 460 | 398 | 392 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 393 | 350 | 343 | 336 |
| 14 | 3 | 10 | 220 | 177 | 165 | 149 |
| 15 | 5 | 6 | 485 | 475 | 445 | 433 |
| 16 | 5 | 8 | 468 | 457 | 399 | 388 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 439 | 413 | 362 | 326 |
| 18 | 4 | 12 | 407 | 399 | 300 | 287 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6683 | 72.3 | 125 |
| White | Male | 6312 | 70.4 | 123 |
| Gold | Male | 5621 | 67.2 | 116 |
| Red | Female | 5380 | 70.1 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 373-13 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 356 · 377 · 393front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 208 to reach, 237 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 208 to reach, 237 to carry. Drives that finish short of 208 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 238 and narrows to 25 at 212.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- 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
- 430+13 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 409 · 426 · 443front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 258
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 13 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 258.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 406-5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 392 · 408 · 425front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 232.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 54 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].