Forsgate Country Club The Banks
Monroe Township, New Jersey · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Opened 1931.
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 140 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 9, where the green sits 36 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 44 ft below the tee and plays about 15 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Male | 6844 | ||
| Banks | Male | 6677 | 72.4 | 136 |
| Member | Male | 6364 | 70.8 | 134 |
| Forrester | Male | 6102 | 69.5 | 132 |
| Club | Male | 5678 | 73.9 | 130 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 380+6 ft
- Green
- 364 · 378 · 393front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 36yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 102 to reach, 123 to carry
- Bunker right: 207 to reach, 217 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 207 to reach, 217 to carry. Drives that finish short of 207 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 31 at 210.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. 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.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 413-13 ft
- Green
- 403 · 417 · 431front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 175 to reach, 189 to carry
- Bunker left: 237 to reach, 251 to carry
- Bunker right: 338 to reach, 357 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 175 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 175 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 25 at 250.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 216level
- Green
- 204 · 216 · 226front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 30yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 52 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 3 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].