Sunday River Golf Club
Newry, Maine · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., opened 2005.
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 1,170 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 7, where the green sits 104 ft above the tee and plays about 35 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 121 ft below the tee and plays about 40 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 | Black | Blue | White | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | 518 | 494 | 474 | 401 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 420 | 394 | 361 | 338 |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | 370 | 327 | 297 | 191 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 204 | 171 | 146 | 137 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 442 | 418 | 391 | 331 |
| 6 | 3 | 13 | 192 | 167 | 151 | 105 |
| 7 | 5 | 17 | 503 | 441 | 423 | 355 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 405 | 379 | 310 | 254 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 358 | 343 | 319 | 307 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 412 | 380 | 243 | 234 |
| 11 | 5 | 12 | 589 | 569 | 492 | 457 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 431 | 403 | 356 | 298 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 355 | 317 | 301 | 252 |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 207 | 179 | 134 | 108 |
| 15 | 5 | 6 | 517 | 480 | 439 | 409 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 158 | 134 | 106 | 96 |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 490 | 468 | 410 | 331 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 435 | 406 | 383 | 365 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7051 | 75.3 | 150 |
| Blue | Male | 6447 | 72.3 | 139 |
| White | Male | 5741 | 69.2 | 128 |
| Green | Male | 4906 | 65 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 496-67 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 505 · 518 · 529front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 212
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 270 to reach, 293 to carry
- 4 bunkers left: 380 to reach, 484 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 22 yards shorter: the green sits 67 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 256 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 270 to reach, 293 to carry. Drives that finish short of 270 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 212 and narrows to 41 at 182.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 100 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 35 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 380-121 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 403 · 420 · 430front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 222
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the right
In play
- 2 bunkers across the hole: 121 to reach, 150 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 177 to reach, 315 to carry
- Bunker right: 330 to reach, 357 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- 2 bunkers right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 40 yards shorter: the green sits 121 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 265 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 177 to reach, 315 to carry. Drives that finish short of 177 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 222 and narrows to 31 at 202.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 385+46 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 350 · 370 · 389front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 173 to reach, 183 to carry
- Bunker right: 216 to reach, 227 to carry
- Bunker left: 274 to reach, 300 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards longer: the green sits 46 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 264 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 216 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 216 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 24 at 202.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 40 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 411 · Par 512 · 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
- 44 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].