Portland Country Club
Falmouth, Maine · 18 holes · par 70 · Private. Designed by Donald Ross, opened 1921.
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 60 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 49 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 39 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | Green | Black | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 292 | 291 | 290 | 290 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 368 | 360 | 315 | 306 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 378 | 371 | 364 | 297 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 154 | 145 | 122 | 122 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 377 | 355 | 320 | 307 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 596 | 574 | 472 | 463 |
| 7 | 3 | 9 | 184 | 177 | 170 | 118 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 373 | 365 | 345 | 313 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 402 | 374 | 363 | 275 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 351 | 343 | 335 | 327 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 426 | 419 | 365 | 365 |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 383 | 377 | 371 | 328 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 395 | 386 | 367 | 295 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 201 | 186 | 156 | 138 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 418 | 382 | 362 | 287 |
| 16 | 5 | 14 | 512 | 496 | 477 | 451 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 201 | 186 | 155 | 110 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 455 | 442 | 428 | 318 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Male | 6466 | 71.5 | 134 |
| Black | Male | 6229 | 70.7 | 131 |
| White | Male | 5797 | 68.3 | 129 |
| Gold | Female | 5241 | 70.5 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 279-39 ft
- Green · Green tee
- 272 · 292 · 309front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 183
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 75 to reach, 86 to carry
- Bunker right: 109 to reach, 136 to carry
- Bunker left: 218 to reach, 240 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 270 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 39 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 218 to reach, 240 to carry. Drives that finish short of 218 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 183.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 378+30 ft
- Green · Green tee
- 354 · 368 · 379front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 220
- Green slope
- 6.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- 3 bunkers right: 145 to reach, 264 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 319 to reach, 329 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards longer: the green sits 30 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 168 to reach, 264 to carry. Drives that finish short of 168 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 220 and narrows to 33 at 260.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 6.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 370-24 ft
- Green · Green tee
- 366 · 378 · 395front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 54 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 196 to reach, 207 to carry
- 3 bunkers left: 302 to reach, 337 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 24 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 196 to reach, 207 to carry. Drives that finish short of 196 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 54 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 45 at 205.
- 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-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 61 hazards with reach and carry
- 12 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].