The Cannon Club
Lothian, Maryland · 18 holes · par 72 · private. Designed by Lindsay Ervin, opened 1989.
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 120 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 2, where the green sits 40 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 9, where the green sits 53 ft below the tee and plays about 18 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 5 holes and on the right on 2: a tee shot missed left 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 | Black | Blue | White | Silver | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 485 | 438 | 395 | 395 | 377 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 428 | 361 | 327 | 280 | 253 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 194 | 173 | 145 | 111 | 83 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 342 | 306 | 286 | 232 | 210 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 397 | 372 | 367 | 314 | 248 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 622 | 590 | 561 | 521 | 481 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 420 | 395 | 390 | 321 | 318 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 196 | 179 | 162 | 128 | 85 |
| 9 | 4 | 17 | 375 | 352 | 320 | 248 | 207 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 433 | 399 | 376 | 284 | 237 |
| 11 | 5 | 12 | 551 | 506 | 481 | 413 | 375 |
| 12 | 4 | 16 | 329 | 315 | 305 | 240 | 215 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 367 | 367 | 326 | 258 | 255 |
| 14 | 3 | 14 | 225 | 181 | 166 | 140 | 128 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 387 | 351 | 322 | 259 | 239 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 150 | 133 | 119 | 92 | 77 |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 440 | 416 | 400 | 344 | 313 |
| 18 | 5 | 8 | 549 | 512 | 480 | 411 | 391 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6779 | 73.4 | 138 |
| Blue | Male | 6384 | 71.4 | 136 |
| White | Male | 6023 | 70.3 | 128 |
| Silver | Female | 5031 | 71.4 | 132 |
| Red | Female | 4476 | 67.7 | 122 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 472-38 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 474 · 485 · 501front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the right
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 240 to reach, 297 to carry
- 3 bunkers left: 404 to reach, 439 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 38 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 240 to reach, 297 to carry. Drives that finish short of 240 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 225 and narrows to 20 at 255.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 441+40 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 417 · 428 · 438front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 38yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 292
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 413 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards longer: the green sits 40 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 292 and narrows to 20 at 327.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 189-14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 178 · 194 · 209front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 33yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the back-right
In play
- 2 bunkers across the hole in front of the green: 163 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- 2 bunkers left of the green
- 2 bunkers right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 3%. Finish on the back-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · 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
- 48 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 2 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].