Skitty Golf

Courses · Maine

Traditions Golf Club Learning Center

Holden, Maine · 9 holes · par 35 · Semi-Private. Opened 1998.

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

Altitude130 ftCarries about 0% farther
Bunkers20
Holes with water4 of 9
Average fairway width19 yds
Typical green4,400 sq ft
Sloped greens7 of 9Tilt 2% or more
  • At about 130 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 1, where the green sits 20 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
  • Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 28 ft below the tee and plays about 9 yards shorter.
  • 7 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

HoleParHcpBlueWhiteRed
1411316289200
2413248238195
349322315286
445372355254
541262244198
653510490417
731712511895
8315140135117
947324317265

Tees

TeeYardsRatingSlope
BlueMale2619103
WhiteMale250197
RedMale2027115

Hole 1 · Par 4

Green falls this way

316 (Blue) · 289 (White) · 200 (Red) yards · Handicap 11

Plays like
323+20 ft
Green · Blue tee
302 · 316 · 331front · middle · back
Green size
29 × 20yards deep × wide
Fairway
16 ydswide at 227
Green slope
2.5%falls to the front

In play

  • Water across the hole: 110 to reach, 149 to carry
  • Bunker right: 216 to reach, 234 to carry
  • Water left: 220 to reach, 259 to carry
  • 2 bunkers front of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 20 ft above the tee.
  • Water crosses the hole: 110 to reach, 149 to carry.
  • 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 16 yards wide at 227.
  • Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
  • The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Hole 2 · Par 4

248 (Blue) · 238 (White) · 195 (Red) yards · Handicap 13

Plays like
244-13 ft
Green · Blue tee
233 · 248 · 264front · middle · back
Green size
31 × 25yards deep × wide
Fairway
17 ydswide at 164

In play

  • Bunker front-right of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • The fairway is about 17 yards wide at 164.
  • The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.

Hole 3 · Par 4

Green falls this way

322 (Blue) · 315 (White) · 286 (Red) yards · Handicap 9

Plays like
313-28 ft
Green · Blue tee
308 · 322 · 335front · middle · back
Green size
28 × 28yards deep × wide
Fairway
24 ydswide at 207
Green slope
1.5%falls to the left

In play

  • Water front-left of the green
  • Bunker front-left of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 28 ft below the tee.
  • Dogleg right at about 242 yards.
  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 207.
  • The green is guarded on the left by bunkers and water; miss right.
  • The green falls from right to left, about 1.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Holes 4 to 9

4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 39 · Par 4

The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:

  • 6 plays-like yardages
  • 16 hazards with reach and carry
  • 6 green slope reads
  • 1 par-5 lay-up zones

One-time purchase, no account needed. It unlocks in this browser; lost access? Email [email protected] with your receipt. Or join the free beta and get every course in the app.

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].

Ask for an invite