Ballys Golf Links At Ferry Point
Bronx, New York · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, opened 2015.
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 40 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 16 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 19 ft below the tee and plays about 6 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | Black | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 444 | 409 | 376 | 363 | 313 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 518 | 466 | 439 | 416 | 368 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 243 | 226 | 210 | 180 | 130 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 561 | 523 | 490 | 467 | 408 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 458 | 436 | 406 | 374 | 289 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 468 | 435 | 400 | 377 | 333 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 334 | 298 | 279 | 269 | 210 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 214 | 182 | 170 | 147 | 121 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 425 | 401 | 392 | 372 | 314 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 460 | 434 | 404 | 380 | 334 |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 352 | 335 | 302 | 292 | 241 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 166 | 147 | 139 | 108 | 76 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 441 | 418 | 391 | 368 | 308 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 471 | 433 | 403 | 384 | 325 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 596 | 570 | 545 | 529 | 429 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 487 | 462 | 437 | 406 | 351 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 193 | 165 | 142 | 125 | 107 |
| 18 | 5 | 12 | 576 | 527 | 499 | 481 | 419 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7407 | 76.3 | 146 |
| Gold | Male | 6867 | 74.2 | 135 |
| Blue | Male | 6404 | 71.4 | 130 |
| White | Male | 6068 | 69.7 | 127 |
| White | Female | 6068 | 75.1 | 131 |
| Red | Female | 5278 | 71.3 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 448+13 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 429 · 444 · 454front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 68 to reach, 97 to carry
- Bunker left: 251 to reach, 262 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 270 to reach, 308 to carry
- Bunker right: 350 to reach, 358 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 13 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 68 to reach, 97 to carry.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 251 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 251 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 36 at 283.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 516-7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 504 · 518 · 530front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 241
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker left: 156 to reach, 165 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 230 to reach, 255 to carry
- Bunker left: 304 to reach, 312 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 313 to reach, 321 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 241.
- 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 left to right, about 4.5%. Finish on the right 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 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 242-3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 221 · 243 · 255front · middle · back
- Green size
- 42 × 32yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- 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.
- The green is 42 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 68 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].