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Courses · New Jersey

Howell Park Golf Course

Farmingdale, New Jersey · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1972.

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

Altitude60 ftCarries about 0% farther
Bunkers61
Holes with water4 of 18
Average fairway width28 yds
Typical green6,800 sq ft
Sloped greens15 of 18Tilt 2% or more
  • At about 60 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 12, where the green sits 13 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
  • Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 17 ft below the tee and plays about 6 yards shorter.
  • 15 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
1411425387376
255548529476
3413404367303
4317202172134
541398363351
659547504415
747328307291
8315206182118
943440409370
10412415391323
1154508470408
1242409387350
13314221148130
14410381336326
1558539475457
16416381342330
17318161140119
1846451412384

Tees

TeeYardsRatingSlope
BlueMale696473126
WhiteMale632170.2120
RedMale569872.5125

Hole 1 · Par 4

Green falls this way

425 (Blue) · 387 (White) · 376 (Red) yards · Handicap 11

Plays like
423-5 ft
Green · Blue tee
406 · 425 · 442front · middle · back
Green size
37 × 27yards deep × wide
Fairway
20 ydswide at 233
Green slope
2.5%falls to the front

In play

  • No bunkers or water mapped on this hole

Playing notes

  • Dogleg left at about 257 yards.
  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • The fairway is about 20 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 14 at 213.
  • No hazards mapped around the green.
  • 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 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.

Hole 2 · Par 5

Lay-up zoneGreen falls this way

548 (Blue) · 529 (White) · 476 (Red) yards · Handicap 5

Plays like
551+8 ft
Green · Blue tee
527 · 548 · 570front · middle · back
Green size
44 × 25yards deep × wide
Fairway
27 ydswide at 232
Green slope
2.5%falls to the front-left

In play

  • Bunker right: 231 to reach, 247 to carry
  • Bunker left: 422 to reach, 438 to carry
  • Bunker front-right of the green
  • Bunker left of the green
  • Bunker right of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
  • Dogleg right at about 266 yards.
  • Fairway bunkers on the right: 231 to reach, 247 to carry. Drives that finish short of 231 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 232.
  • Best lay-up: 70 to 110 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 32 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.
  • The green is 44 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.

Hole 3 · Par 4

Green falls this way

404 (Blue) · 367 (White) · 303 (Red) yards · Handicap 13

Plays like
405+2 ft
Green · Blue tee
390 · 404 · 420front · middle · back
Green size
31 × 38yards deep × wide
Fairway
31 ydswide at 231
Green slope
3%falls to the left

In play

  • Bunker right: 250 to reach, 296 to carry
  • Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 387 to carry
  • Bunker right of the green
  • Bunker back-left of the green

Playing notes

  • Dogleg right at about 276 yards.
  • Fairway bunkers on the right: 250 to reach, 296 to carry. Drives that finish short of 250 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 231.
  • Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
  • Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
  • The green falls from right to left, about 3%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Holes 4 to 18

4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4

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

  • 15 plays-like yardages
  • 56 hazards with reach and carry
  • 14 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].

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