Berkshire Valley Golf Course
Oak Ridge, New Jersey · 18 holes · par 71 · Municipal. Opened 2004.
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 770 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 1, where the green sits 44 ft above the tee and plays about 15 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 54 ft below the tee and plays about 18 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 402 | 378 | 363 | 313 | 284 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 258 | 240 | 210 | 163 | 126 |
| 3 | 5 | 11 | 521 | 509 | 487 | 426 | 395 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 387 | 365 | 354 | 313 | 273 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | 362 | 328 | 308 | 292 | 275 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 207 | 187 | 157 | 128 | 92 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 554 | 535 | 495 | 447 | 418 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 437 | 383 | 365 | 323 | 305 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 382 | 373 | 367 | 320 | 270 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 418 | 382 | 367 | 307 | 297 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 353 | 335 | 286 | 243 | 213 |
| 12 | 3 | 12 | 190 | 162 | 142 | 120 | 83 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 432 | 408 | 417 | 408 | 317 |
| 14 | 4 | 18 | 312 | 275 | 230 | 220 | 203 |
| 15 | 5 | 14 | 555 | 528 | 513 | 425 | 390 |
| 16 | 3 | 8 | 218 | 183 | 151 | 142 | 131 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 386 | 373 | 316 | 294 | 262 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 436 | 410 | 367 | 350 | 313 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6810 | 73.2 | 134 |
| Blue | Male | 6354 | 70.6 | 126 |
| White | Female | 5895 | 74.8 | 136 |
| White | Male | 5895 | 68.6 | 123 |
| Gold | Male | 5234 | 66.9 | 117 |
| Gold | Female | 5234 | 70.7 | 124 |
| Red | Female | 4647 | 66.9 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 417+44 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 382 · 402 · 422front · middle · back
- Green size
- 42 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 254
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 204 to reach, 287 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards longer: the green sits 44 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 266 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 204 to reach, 287 to carry. Drives that finish short of 204 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 254 and narrows to 26 at 274.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 42 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 256-5 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 236 · 258 · 270front · middle · back
- Green size
- 45 × 29yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 45 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 527+19 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 501 · 521 · 534front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 197 to reach, 204 to carry
- Bunker right: 230 to reach, 255 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 409 to reach, 457 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 19 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 197 to reach, 255 to carry. Drives that finish short of 197 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 24 at 203.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · 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
- 61 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].