Garden City Country Club
Garden City, New York · 18 holes · par 70 · Private. Designed by Walter J. Travis, opened 1917.
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 17, where the green sits 12 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 18 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 | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 374 | 351 | 337 | 301 |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | 186 | 166 | 152 | 142 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 373 | 352 | 316 | 275 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 375 | 346 | 300 | 280 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 176 | 154 | 137 | 124 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 448 | 430 | 419 | 392 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 395 | 384 | 372 | 354 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 419 | 405 | 358 | 329 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 444 | 420 | 341 | 333 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 334 | 328 | 289 | 289 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 165 | 148 | 138 | 120 |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | 509 | 491 | 475 | 441 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 194 | 181 | 170 | 146 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 590 | 576 | 559 | 501 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 426 | 409 | 400 | 369 |
| 16 | 5 | 10 | 500 | 474 | 446 | 416 |
| 17 | 3 | 12 | 209 | 201 | 190 | 179 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 423 | 403 | 388 | 365 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6540 | 71.8 | 132 |
| Gold | Male | 6219 | 70.5 | 128 |
| Blue | Male | 5787 | 68.1 | 123 |
| Blue | Female | 5787 | 74.3 | 129 |
| Green | Female | 5358 | 71.6 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 373-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 357 · 374 · 389front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 326 to reach, 338 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
- 2 bunkers back of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 229.
- 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 2%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 183-9 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 167 · 186 · 202front · middle · back
- Green size
- 42 × 30yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 9 ft below the tee.
- 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 to front, about 1%. Finish on the front 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.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 376+10 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 352 · 373 · 394front · middle · back
- Green size
- 43 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole: 39 to reach, 142 to carry
- 3 bunkers right: 233 to reach, 266 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 39 to reach, 142 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 41 to reach, 135 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 233 to reach, 266 to carry. Drives that finish short of 233 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 26 at 251.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 43 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 71 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].