Timbers at Troy Golf Course
Columbia, Maryland · 18 holes · par 72 · public. Designed by Ken Killian, David Heatwole, 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 280 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 12, where the green sits 61 ft above the tee and plays about 20 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 46 ft below the tee and plays about 15 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 423 | 402 | 368 | 329 |
| 2 | 5 | 13 | 510 | 483 | 443 | 393 |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | 383 | 328 | 307 | 250 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 373 | 334 | 281 | 225 |
| 5 | 3 | 7 | 202 | 166 | 150 | 111 |
| 6 | 4 | 17 | 331 | 303 | 268 | 241 |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 326 | 317 | 292 | 267 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 202 | 180 | 144 | 124 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 525 | 512 | 488 | 449 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 438 | 412 | 372 | 338 |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | 211 | 171 | 148 | 118 |
| 12 | 5 | 10 | 559 | 500 | 476 | 413 |
| 13 | 4 | 18 | 332 | 308 | 275 | 245 |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 166 | 153 | 135 | 84 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 372 | 346 | 314 | 280 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 383 | 364 | 349 | 253 |
| 17 | 5 | 14 | 525 | 498 | 466 | 428 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 391 | 371 | 340 | 317 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6652 | 72.6 | 139 |
| Blue | Male | 6148 | 70 | 133 |
| White | Male | 5616 | 67.5 | 126 |
| White | Female | 5616 | 73 | 123 |
| Red | Female | 4865 | 68.8 | 114 |
| Red | Male | 4865 | 64.5 | 104 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 410-38 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 400 · 423 · 432front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 257
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 192 to reach, 215 to carry
- Bunker right: 238 to reach, 250 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 38 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 192 to reach, 250 to carry. Drives that finish short of 192 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 257.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 512+6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 501 · 510 · 517front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 263
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 226 to reach, 268 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 230 to reach, 282 to carry
- Bunker right: 432 to reach, 477 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 270 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 226 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 226 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 263 and narrows to 25 at 253.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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 back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 383-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 365 · 383 · 402front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 251
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 107 to reach, 155 to carry
- Bunker right: 233 to reach, 284 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 275 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 107 to reach, 155 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 111 to reach, 153 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 233 to reach, 284 to carry. Drives that finish short of 233 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 251.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · 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
- 45 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 3 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].