Leatherstocking Golf Course
Cooperstown, New York · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Resort. Designed by Devereux Emmet, opened 1909.
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 1,250 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 7, where the green sits 52 ft above the tee and plays about 17 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 58 ft below the tee and plays about 19 yards shorter.
- 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | Male | 6401 | 71 | 133 |
| Middle | Male | 6040 | 69.4 | 130 |
| Forward | Male | 5180 | 70.6 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 327+3 ft
- Green
- 311 · 326 · 342front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 204
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 228 to reach, 234 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 228 to reach, 234 to carry. Drives that finish short of 228 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 204 and narrows to 25 at 230.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from left to right, about 5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 381+38 ft
- Green
- 353 · 368 · 381front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards longer: the green sits 38 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 22 at 270.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 185-7 ft
- Green
- 173 · 187 · 199front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 22yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 129 to reach, 149 to carry
- 2 bunkers front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- 2 bunkers right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- 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 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 79 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].