Glen Oak Golf Club
East Amherst, New York · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., opened 1970.
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 580 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.
- 11 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tee 1 | Male | 7310 | 75.4 | 142 |
| Tee 2 | Male | 6720 | 72.8 | 136 |
| Tee 3 | Female | 6170 | 75.2 | 131 |
| Tee 3 | Male | 6170 | 70.4 | 127 |
| Tee 4 | Male | 5620 | 67.7 | 118 |
| Tee 4 | Female | 5620 | 73 | 128 |
| Tee 5 | Male | 4940 | 64.4 | 112 |
| Tee 5 | Female | 4940 | 69.3 | 118 |
| Tee 6 | Female | 4325 | 65.3 | 113 |
| Tee 6 | Male | 4325 | 62.2 | 101 |
| Tee 7 | Female | 3755 | 61.6 | 108 |
| Tee 7 | Male | 3755 | 60 | 99 |
| Tee 8 | Male | 3160 | 58.1 | 94 |
| Tee 8 | Female | 3160 | 58.4 | 104 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 480+3 ft
- Green
- 472 · 479 · 491front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 86 to reach, 95 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 175 to reach, 219 to carry
- Bunker left: 197 to reach, 221 to carry
- Water right: 365 to reach, 372 to carry
- Bunker right: 418 to reach, 438 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 175 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 175 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 19 at 220.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 34 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 back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 157-1 ft
- Green
- 144 · 157 · 173front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 32yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 42 to reach, 103 to carry
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 42 to reach, 103 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 43 to reach, 103 to carry.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 352+2 ft
- Green
- 332 · 351 · 363front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 217
In play
- Bunker left: 167 to reach, 183 to carry
- Water right: 198 to reach, 299 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 198 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 167 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 167 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 217.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · 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
- 57 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].