Preakness Valley Golf Course East
Wayne, New Jersey · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. Opened 1892.
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 200 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 22 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 40 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 4 holes and on the left on 2: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 14 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 380 | 359 | 319 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 303 | 286 | 244 |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 490 | 467 | 402 |
| 4 | 3 | 13 | 202 | 191 | 163 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 320 | 309 | 257 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 475 | 460 | 443 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 303 | 293 | 259 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 370 | 362 | 233 |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 135 | 123 | 105 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | 139 | 119 | 113 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 315 | 309 | 255 |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 324 | 313 | 232 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 337 | 308 | 293 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 350 | 322 | 275 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 389 | 371 | 331 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 398 | 385 | 334 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 212 | 194 | 110 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 389 | 362 | 284 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 5850 | 68.5 | 122 |
| White | Male | 5555 | ||
| Red | Female | 4685 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 382+5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 367 · 380 · 392front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 20 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 20 yards wide at 225.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 302-3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 288 · 303 · 317front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 188
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 188.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 488-5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 480 · 490 · 501front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 246 to reach, 274 to carry
- Water back-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 221 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 246 to reach, 274 to carry. Drives that finish short of 246 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 239 and narrows to 15 at 289.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 150 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 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 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · 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
- 47 hazards with reach and carry
- 11 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].