The Links At Poland Spring Resort
Poland, Maine · 18 holes · par 71 · Resort. Designed by Donald Ross, opened 1895.
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 500 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 11, where the green sits 90 ft above the tee and plays about 30 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 119 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 | Blue | White | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 12 | 340 | 337 | 303 | 303 |
| 2 | 4 | 18 | 312 | 306 | 275 | 275 |
| 3 | 4 | 8 | 395 | 388 | 327 | 327 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 422 | 410 | 379 | 356 |
| 5 | 4 | 16 | 317 | 305 | 279 | 252 |
| 6 | 3 | 14 | 148 | 132 | 107 | 107 |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | 385 | 378 | 290 | 290 |
| 8 | 3 | 10 | 191 | 184 | 178 | 126 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | 325 | 322 | 293 | 293 |
| 10 | 4 | 17 | 315 | 293 | 273 | 273 |
| 11 | 5 | 13 | 471 | 460 | 406 | 403 |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | 297 | 292 | 275 | 275 |
| 13 | 3 | 5 | 228 | 169 | 146 | 146 |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | 407 | 399 | 311 | 311 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 442 | 404 | 363 | 266 |
| 16 | 5 | 11 | 531 | 531 | 485 | 485 |
| 17 | 4 | 15 | 273 | 265 | 260 | 260 |
| 18 | 4 | 7 | 357 | 329 | 254 | 254 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6156 | 69.7 | 125 |
| White | Male | 5904 | 68 | 122 |
| Green | Male | 5204 | 64.5 | 115 |
| Red | Female | 5002 | 68.6 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 325-45 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 327 · 340 · 353front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 211
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the back
In play
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards shorter: the green sits 45 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 211.
- The green falls from front to back, about 5%. Finish on the back side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 319+21 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 302 · 312 · 323front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 195
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 21 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 195.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 388-21 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 382 · 395 · 408front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the back-left
In play
- Bunker right: 269 to reach, 282 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 21 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 269 to reach, 282 to carry. Drives that finish short of 269 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 239 and narrows to 22 at 279.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from front-right to back-left, about 2%. Finish on the back-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 517 · 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
- 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].