Penobscot Valley Country Club
Orono, Maine · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Donald J. Ross, opened 1924.
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 140 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 9, where the green sits 69 ft above the tee and plays about 23 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 75 ft below the tee and plays about 25 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | Blue | White | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 8 | 385 | 313 | 313 | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 392 | 289 | 289 | |
| 3 | 5 | 12 | 516 | 453 | 403 | |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | 167 | 137 | 137 | |
| 5 | 4 | 10 | 339 | 279 | 279 | |
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 160 | 121 | 121 | |
| 7 | 5 | 14 | 465 | 441 | 349 | |
| 8 | 4 | 16 | 354 | 334 | 269 | |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 363 | 277 | 277 | |
| 10 | 5 | 9 | 494 | 422 | 381 | |
| 11 | 4 | 7 | 368 | 291 | 291 | |
| 12 | 4 | 11 | 370 | 348 | 270 | |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 419 | 366 | 295 | |
| 14 | 3 | 17 | 145 | 141 | 141 | |
| 15 | 5 | 13 | 444 | 408 | 351 | |
| 16 | 3 | 5 | 190 | 93 | 93 | |
| 17 | 4 | 15 | 311 | 205 | 205 | |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | 424 | 305 | 305 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6442 | 71.2 | 125 |
| White | Male | 6280 | 70.6 | 124 |
| Green | Male | 5927 | 68.7 | 122 |
| Red | Female | 5370 | 70.9 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 360-75 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 374 · 385 · 400front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 224
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the left
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 177 to reach, 215 to carry
- Bunker right: 309 to reach, 325 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- 2 bunkers back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 25 yards shorter: the green sits 75 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 177 to reach, 215 to carry. Drives that finish short of 177 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 224.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 396+13 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 378 · 392 · 405front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 224
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 211 to reach, 217 to carry
- Bunker right: 250 to reach, 258 to carry
- Bunker left: 323 to reach, 350 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 13 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 211 to reach, 258 to carry. Drives that finish short of 211 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 224 and narrows to 23 at 254.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 505-33 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 500 · 516 · 536front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the right
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 141 to reach, 158 to carry
- Bunker right: 193 to reach, 210 to carry
- Bunker left: 217 to reach, 231 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 33 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 192 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 193 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 193 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 25 at 200.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 36 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from left to right, about 4%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 66 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].