Lake Success Golf Club
Lake Success, New York · 18 holes · par 70 · Private. Opened 1956.
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 210 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 7, where the green sits 19 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 31 ft below the tee and plays about 10 yards shorter.
- 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Blue | White | Red | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | 470 | 463 | 450 | 443 | 425 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 452 | 445 | 423 | 423 | 417 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 179 | 172 | 160 | 151 | 140 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 340 | 337 | 311 | 278 | 266 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 432 | 409 | 385 | 385 | 371 |
| 6 | 3 | 13 | 215 | 195 | 144 | 120 | 110 |
| 7 | 5 | 7 | 457 | 434 | 410 | 376 | 369 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 164 | 156 | 120 | 104 | 70 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 441 | 420 | 357 | 321 | 312 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 417 | 400 | 392 | 392 | 384 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 170 | 163 | 153 | 150 | 139 |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 427 | 386 | 365 | 330 | 310 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 532 | 509 | 462 | 462 | 383 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 402 | 395 | 388 | 388 | 376 |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 371 | 360 | 347 | 339 | 336 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 363 | 341 | 335 | 330 | 316 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 203 | 187 | 160 | 137 | 130 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 379 | 365 | 343 | 329 | 297 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6414 | 71.1 | 132 |
| Black Short | Male | 6337 | 68.7 | 117 |
| Blue | Male | 6137 | 70 | 129 |
| Blue | Female | 6068 | 72.7 | 125 |
| Blue Short | Male | 6068 | 68 | 116 |
| White | Female | 5705 | 73.1 | 132 |
| White | Male | 5705 | 68.3 | 128 |
| Red | Male | 5472 | 66.8 | 120 |
| Red | Female | 5472 | 71.8 | 129 |
| Gold | Male | 5151 | 65.7 | 116 |
| Gold | Female | 5151 | 70.2 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 472+6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 457 · 470 · 484front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 83 to reach, 101 to carry
- Bunker left: 210 to reach, 233 to carry
- Bunker left: 396 to reach, 413 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 83 to reach, 101 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 210 to reach, 233 to carry. Drives that finish short of 210 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 239.
- Best lay-up: 110 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 442-30 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 438 · 452 · 467front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 240
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 30 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 240 and narrows to 14 at 290.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 181+7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 165 · 179 · 193front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 25yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 70 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 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].