Cherry Creek Golf The Links Course
Riverhead, New York · 18 holes · par 73 · Public. Designed by Charles Jurgens, opened 1996.
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 80 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 18, where the green sits 19 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 18 ft below the tee and plays about 6 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 446 | 402 | 362 | 346 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 145 | 100 | 90 | 75 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 465 | 411 | 371 | 356 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 623 | 585 | 495 | 439 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 439 | 386 | 361 | 335 |
| 6 | 3 | 13 | 192 | 163 | 150 | 130 |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 352 | 313 | 300 | 280 |
| 8 | 5 | 9 | 515 | 495 | 465 | 435 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 393 | 371 | 341 | 316 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 419 | 405 | 380 | 362 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 396 | 370 | 355 | 344 |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 422 | 389 | 359 | 326 |
| 13 | 3 | 6 | 224 | 184 | 164 | 141 |
| 14 | 5 | 12 | 558 | 521 | 485 | 468 |
| 15 | 4 | 18 | 397 | 357 | 342 | 312 |
| 16 | 4 | 16 | 387 | 349 | 332 | 313 |
| 17 | 3 | 8 | 170 | 154 | 134 | 110 |
| 18 | 6 | 14 | 644 | 612 | 572 | 532 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 7187 | 73.8 | 125 |
| White | Male | 6567 | 70.9 | 120 |
| Gold | Male | 6058 | 68.3 | 119 |
| Red | Female | 5620 | 72.5 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 443-8 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 433 · 446 · 459front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 208 to reach, 227 to carry
- Bunker left: 268 to reach, 299 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 208 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 208 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 231.
- 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 right to left, about 1.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 147+5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 133 · 145 · 157front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 33yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 468+10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 453 · 465 · 481front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 220 to reach, 238 to carry
- Bunker left: 256 to reach, 278 to carry
- Bunker left: 311 to reach, 333 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 445 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 220 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 220 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 226.
- 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 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 55 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 6
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 52 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].