The Links at Challedon
Mount Airy, Maryland · 18 holes · par 72 · public. Designed by Brian Ault, opened 1996.
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 720 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 6, where the green sits 68 ft above the tee and plays about 23 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 59 ft below the tee and plays about 20 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 8 holes and on the left on 3: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 13 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 | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 537 | 517 | 499 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 420 | 388 | 377 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 557 | 522 | 479 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 389 | 355 | 345 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 131 | 104 | 103 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 395 | 338 | 326 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 162 | 147 | 144 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 392 | 378 | 358 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 340 | 318 | 304 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 585 | 536 | 504 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 338 | 322 | 293 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 191 | 176 | 151 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 387 | 361 | 347 |
| 14 | 3 | 12 | 208 | 197 | 180 |
| 15 | 4 | 8 | 418 | 397 | 380 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 327 | 312 | 302 |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | 537 | 506 | 465 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 395 | 376 | 344 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6709 | 71.9 | 127 |
| Gold | Male | 6250 | 69.6 | 125 |
| Silver | Male | 5901 | 68 | 121 |
| Silver | Female | 5901 | 73.1 | 128 |
| Jade | Female | 5355 | 70.1 | 122 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 543+18 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 527 · 537 · 543front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 248
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 206 to reach, 223 to carry
- Bunker right: 461 to reach, 487 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 282 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 248 and narrows to 21 at 218.
- Best lay-up: 140 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 400-59 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 408 · 420 · 429front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 242
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 398 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 20 yards shorter: the green sits 59 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 242.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 543-41 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 544 · 557 · 565front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 237
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: 240 to reach, 307 to carry
- Water across the hole: 274 to reach, 278 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards shorter: the green sits 41 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 274 to reach, 278 to carry.
- Fairway water on the right: 240 to reach, 307 to carry. Drives that finish short of 240 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 237 and narrows to 16 at 287.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 59 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].