Burden Lake Country Club
Averill Park, New York · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Opened 1927.
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 670 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 10, where the green sits 58 ft above the tee and plays about 19 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 57 ft below the tee and plays about 19 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 4 holes and on the right on 1: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 370 | 350 | 330 | 305 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 520 | 510 | 410 | 440 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 135 | 110 | 95 | 105 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 405 | 360 | 320 | 310 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 365 | 330 | 295 | 285 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 340 | 320 | 280 | 256 |
| 7 | 5 | 9 | 520 | 500 | 430 | 348 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 330 | 320 | 310 | 315 |
| 9 | 3 | 15 | 200 | 165 | 150 | 145 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 375 | 330 | 320 | 310 |
| 11 | 5 | 8 | 470 | 445 | 410 | 400 |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 410 | 385 | 335 | 325 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 410 | 390 | 350 | 324 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 175 | 150 | 130 | 120 |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 235 | 205 | 155 | 145 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 300 | 270 | 245 | 235 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 365 | 345 | 305 | 295 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 510 | 475 | 415 | 405 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6205 | ||
| White | Male | 5750 | ||
| Gold | Male | 5065 | ||
| Red | Male | 4880 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 370-1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 359 · 370 · 381front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 231 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 19 at 277.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 507-40 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 509 · 520 · 532front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 320
- Green slope
- 7%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 40 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 320 and narrows to 24 at 360.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from left to right, about 7%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 121-43 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 121 · 135 · 149front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 24yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 109 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards shorter: the green sits 43 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 78 to reach, 109 to carry.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 29 hazards with reach and carry
- 12 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].