Willowdale Golf Club
Scarborough, Maine · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. Opened 1924.
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 20 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 13, where the green sits 13 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 8 ft below the tee and plays about 3 yards shorter.
- 13 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | Male | 6086 | 68.7 | 124 |
| Middle | Male | 5817 | 67.3 | 123 |
| Front | Female | 4891 | 63 | 104 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 361-6 ft
- Green
- 351 · 363 · 376front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker left: 179 to reach, 193 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 179 to reach, 193 to carry. Drives that finish short of 179 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 226.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 512-8 ft
- Green
- 504 · 515 · 525front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 95 to reach, 107 to carry
- Water left: 465 to reach, 479 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 230.
- 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 to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 427+6 ft
- Green
- 412 · 425 · 440front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 278 to reach, 284 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 278 to reach, 284 to carry. Drives that finish short of 278 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 24 at 280.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 27 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].