Shackamaxon Golf Country Club
Scotch Plains, New Jersey · 18 holes · par 70 · Private. Designed by Albert W. Tillinghast, opened 1916.
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 90 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 16, where the green sits 36 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 39 ft below the tee and plays about 13 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 | Blue | White | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 580 | 430 | 422 | |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 172 | 130 | 126 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 452 | 388 | 344 | |
| 4 | 5 | 11 | 533 | 446 | 436 | |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | 219 | 187 | 163 | |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 403 | 334 | 315 | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 449 | 325 | 325 | |
| 8 | 3 | 13 | 220 | 155 | 125 | |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 372 | 313 | 307 | |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 483 | 408 | 401 | |
| 11 | 4 | 12 | 364 | 349 | 344 | |
| 12 | 5 | 16 | 481 | 405 | 400 | |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 181 | 143 | 113 | |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 401 | 372 | 330 | |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 385 | 367 | 350 | |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 417 | 368 | 275 | |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 205 | 175 | 125 | |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 393 | 355 | 299 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6737 | 73 | 132 |
| White | Male | 6369 | 70 | 123 |
| Red | Female | 5280 | 71.6 | 126 |
| Green | Female | 5131 | 73.5 | 130 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 582+6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 564 · 580 · 593front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 261
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 392 to reach, 433 to carry
- Water across the hole: 424 to reach, 432 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 424 to reach, 432 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 424 to reach, 432 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 261.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 100 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 21 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 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 175+9 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 156 · 172 · 187front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 9 ft above the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 439-39 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 439 · 452 · 464front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 277
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 39 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 277.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · 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
- 64 hazards with reach and carry
- 12 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].