Purpoodock Club
Cape Elizabeth, Maine · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. 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 90 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 2, where the green sits 47 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 34 ft below the tee and plays about 11 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 295 | 282 | 267 | 248 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 491 | 482 | 372 | 368 |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | 396 | 371 | 344 | 340 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 396 | 377 | 353 | 344 |
| 5 | 3 | 13 | 201 | 183 | 169 | 164 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 383 | 376 | 368 | 359 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 387 | 371 | 300 | 298 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 395 | 360 | 350 | 320 |
| 9 | 3 | 15 | 172 | 166 | 160 | 154 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 346 | 337 | 315 | 305 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 427 | 410 | 316 | 313 |
| 12 | 3 | 14 | 200 | 191 | 156 | 91 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 386 | 368 | 353 | 317 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 314 | 305 | 266 | 264 |
| 15 | 3 | 12 | 180 | 176 | 158 | 135 |
| 16 | 5 | 8 | 483 | 465 | 441 | 353 |
| 17 | 5 | 16 | 501 | 480 | 406 | 404 |
| 18 | 4 | 18 | 328 | 298 | 274 | 208 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6401 | 71.7 | 125 |
| White | Male | 6106 | 70.5 | 124 |
| Gold | Male | 5794 | 69 | 121 |
| Red | Female | 5221 | 72.3 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 284-34 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 281 · 295 · 308front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 189
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 250 to reach, 257 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 34 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 250 to reach, 257 to carry. Drives that finish short of 250 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 189 and narrows to 35 at 216.
- 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 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 507+47 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 476 · 491 · 507front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 6.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 16 yards longer: the green sits 47 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 6.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 387-26 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 381 · 396 · 411front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 49 ydswide at 223
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 250 to reach, 285 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 26 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 49 yards wide at 223 and narrows to 36 at 193.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 50 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].