Nonesuch River Golf Club
Scarborough, Maine · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. Designed by Tom Walker of Golf Design Studios, opened 1995.
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 50 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 18, where the green sits 26 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 44 ft below the tee and plays about 15 yards shorter.
- 10 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 389 | 389 | 366 | 343 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 180 | 153 | 130 | 107 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 539 | 519 | 506 | 473 |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 214 | 172 | 158 | 112 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 375 | 362 | 339 | 300 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 173 | 146 | 134 | 101 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 348 | 335 | 315 | 296 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 413 | 397 | 362 | 335 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 431 | 407 | 335 | 326 |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | 492 | 480 | 469 | 446 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 375 | 372 | 350 | 340 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 365 | 333 | 311 | 270 |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 397 | 370 | 324 | 242 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 381 | 370 | 358 | 270 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 160 | 147 | 137 | 115 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | 506 | 489 | 466 | 419 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 174 | 151 | 135 | 128 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 435 | 401 | 366 | 304 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6324 | 69.2 | 121 |
| Blue | Male | 6003 | 67.2 | 117 |
| White | Male | 5611 | 65.1 | 114 |
| Red | Male | 4960 | 67.2 | 105 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 389level
- Green · Gold tee
- 372 · 389 · 403front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 52 ydswide at 255
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 242 to reach, 316 to carry
- Bunker right: 262 to reach, 279 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 279 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 242 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 242 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 52 yards wide at 255 and narrows to 43 at 233.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- 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
- 184+11 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 172 · 180 · 191front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 39yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 86 to reach, 116 to carry
- Water right: 98 to reach, 127 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 11 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 86 to reach, 116 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 531-24 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 522 · 539 · 548front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 259
In play
- Water right: 110 to reach, 164 to carry
- Bunker left: 244 to reach, 256 to carry
- Bunker right: 250 to reach, 269 to carry
- Water left: 277 to reach, 338 to carry
- Water right: 413 to reach, 453 to carry
- Bunker left: 483 to reach, 494 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 24 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 244 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 244 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 259 and narrows to 24 at 269.
- Best lay-up: 110 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 39 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 65 hazards with reach and carry
- 12 green slope reads
- 1 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].