Biddeford Saco Country Club
Saco, Maine · 18 holes · par 71 · Semi-Private. Designed by Donald Ross, opened 1922.
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 30 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 11, where the green sits 10 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 28 ft below the tee and plays about 9 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 3 holes and on the left on 1: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 14 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 | Gold | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 416 | 350 | 338 | 334 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 196 | 189 | 163 | 154 |
| 3 | 5 | 13 | 532 | 496 | 466 | 424 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 348 | 324 | 290 | 277 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 404 | 392 | 332 | 332 |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | 344 | 333 | 289 | 282 |
| 7 | 4 | 17 | 351 | 340 | 324 | 320 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 184 | 160 | 142 | 132 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 434 | 424 | 391 | 354 |
| 10 | 3 | 14 | 176 | 145 | 117 | 92 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 443 | 418 | 359 | 335 |
| 12 | 5 | 10 | 500 | 460 | 407 | 400 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 404 | 351 | 314 | 280 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 344 | 312 | 263 | 259 |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 156 | 129 | 105 | 103 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 337 | 315 | 293 | 287 |
| 17 | 5 | 18 | 455 | 445 | 413 | 367 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 330 | 306 | 265 | 261 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6333 | 70.6 | 130 |
| Blue | Male | 5918 | 68.8 | 123 |
| Gold | Male | 5319 | 66.1 | 114 |
| Gold | Female | 5319 | 71.6 | 117 |
| Green | Male | 4987 | 69.2 | 111 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 410-18 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 400 · 416 · 431front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 257
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 18 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 257 and narrows to 24 at 227.
- 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 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 194-6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 182 · 196 · 210front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 19yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 532+1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 516 · 532 · 547front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 218
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: 33 to reach, 158 to carry
- Water left: 94 to reach, 136 to carry
- Water across the hole: 114 to reach, 126 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 114 to reach, 126 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 218 and narrows to 16 at 188.
- 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 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 35 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].