Shark River Golf Course
Neptune, New Jersey · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by Joseph "Scotty" I'Anson, opened 1922.
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 50 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 15, where the green sits 26 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 27 ft below the tee and plays about 9 yards shorter.
- 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 | 1 | 420 | 412 | 323 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 422 | 388 | 347 |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | 195 | 179 | 146 |
| 4 | 4 | 15 | 296 | 290 | 268 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 349 | 317 | 274 |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 535 | 517 | 425 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 148 | 137 | 105 |
| 8 | 5 | 13 | 491 | 469 | 402 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 379 | 338 | 287 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 348 | 340 | 297 |
| 11 | 5 | 12 | 523 | 505 | 402 |
| 12 | 3 | 10 | 194 | 181 | 130 |
| 13 | 4 | 18 | 279 | 271 | 231 |
| 14 | 3 | 14 | 178 | 154 | 105 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 411 | 397 | 373 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 443 | 411 | 338 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 159 | 147 | 102 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 578 | 564 | 486 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6457 | 70.3 | 130 |
| White | Male | 6127 | 69.1 | 127 |
| Red | Male | 5548 | 72 | 130 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 417-9 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 405 · 420 · 435front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 134 to reach, 145 to carry
- 3 bunkers right: 309 to reach, 330 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 9 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 270 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 232.
- 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.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 423+2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 405 · 422 · 438front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 199 to reach, 254 to carry
- Bunker left: 343 to reach, 353 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 34 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 199 to reach, 254 to carry. Drives that finish short of 199 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 227.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 196+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 181 · 195 · 207front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 22yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
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
- 4 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].