South Portland Municipal Golf Course
South Portland, Maine · 9 holes · par 33 · Municipal. Opened 1931.
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 80 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 8, where the green sits 28 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 27 ft below the tee and plays about 9 yards shorter.
- 8 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Male | 2071 | 92 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 317-27 ft
- Green · White tee
- 316 · 326 · 337front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 202
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the back-left
In play
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 27 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 180 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 202.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from front-right to back-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the back-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 132+26 ft
- Green · White tee
- 111 · 123 · 134front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 17yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 26 ft above the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 218-21 ft
- Green · White tee
- 218 · 225 · 233front · middle · back
- Green size
- 16 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 140
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the back-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 21 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 140.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 4%. Finish on the back-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 9
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 6 plays-like yardages
- 4 hazards with reach and carry
- 6 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].