Waterville Country Club
Oakland, Maine · 18 holes · par 70 · Semi-Private. Designed by Orrin E. Smith/ Geoffrey Cornish, opened 1916.
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 390 ft the ball carries about 0% 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 9, where the green sits 56 ft above the tee and plays about 19 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 41 ft below the tee and plays about 14 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | 15 | 366 | 351 | 298 | 300 |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | 139 | 134 | 129 | 128 |
| 3 | 5 | 17 | 488 | 438 | 420 | 400 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 389 | 374 | 359 | 347 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 419 | 412 | 402 | 400 |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | 188 | 183 | 178 | 166 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 320 | 307 | 286 | 265 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 394 | 378 | 362 | 340 |
| 9 | 5 | 11 | 499 | 488 | 418 | 412 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 439 | 433 | 427 | 425 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 417 | 399 | 380 | 378 |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 376 | 359 | 270 | 268 |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | 221 | 196 | 179 | 167 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 374 | 358 | 342 | 318 |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 346 | 331 | 316 | 296 |
| 16 | 3 | 10 | 205 | 189 | 169 | 148 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 380 | 363 | 346 | 318 |
| 18 | 4 | 18 | 341 | 333 | 325 | 305 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6301 | 71.2 | 128 |
| White | Male | 6026 | 69.8 | 124 |
| Gold | Male | 5606 | 67.8 | 118 |
| Red | Female | 5381 | 72.4 | 129 |
| Forward | Female | 4539 | 66.4 | 116 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 358-25 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 353 · 366 · 380front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the left
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 152 to reach, 202 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 25 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 182 to reach, 202 to carry. Drives that finish short of 182 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 34 at 271.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 139+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 127 · 139 · 153front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 20yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- 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 back-left to front-right, about 4%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 480-24 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 474 · 488 · 500front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 129 to reach, 195 to carry
- Water right: 160 to reach, 165 to carry
- Bunker right: 205 to reach, 218 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 467 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 24 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 246 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 129 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 129 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 236 and narrows to 27 at 206.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 29 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 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 46 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].