Mill Pond Golf Course
Medford, New York · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. Designed by William "Buddy" Johnson, opened 1999.
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 140 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 8, where the green sits 9 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 30 ft below the tee and plays about 10 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 9 holes and on the right on 4: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 10 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 | 10 | 378 | 348 | 319 | 297 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 398 | 388 | 313 | 279 |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 478 | 438 | 438 | 415 |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | 152 | 138 | 125 | 125 |
| 5 | 4 | 16 | 322 | 308 | 272 | 247 |
| 6 | 3 | 14 | 178 | 152 | 124 | 124 |
| 7 | 4 | 12 | 396 | 382 | 328 | 303 |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 409 | 400 | 350 | 324 |
| 9 | 4 | 8 | 400 | 373 | 324 | 283 |
| 10 | 3 | 11 | 190 | 179 | 165 | 165 |
| 11 | 4 | 9 | 363 | 353 | 288 | 288 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | 518 | 512 | 448 | 408 |
| 13 | 4 | 15 | 351 | 344 | 303 | 303 |
| 14 | 3 | 17 | 170 | 162 | 98 | 98 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 444 | 428 | 342 | 342 |
| 16 | 3 | 13 | 210 | 179 | 144 | 117 |
| 17 | 4 | 7 | 414 | 384 | 318 | 318 |
| 18 | 5 | 5 | 533 | 478 | 457 | 402 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6304 | 70.4 | 126 |
| White | Female | 5966 | 72.7 | 124 |
| White | Male | 5966 | 68.6 | |
| Gold | Female | 5156 | 68.5 | 114 |
| Gold | Male | 5156 | 65 | 115 |
| Red | Female | 4831 | 67.9 | 111 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 375-8 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 365 · 378 · 392front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 70 to reach, 163 to carry
- Water left: 105 to reach, 192 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 352 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 70 to reach, 160 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 72 to reach, 163 to carry.
- Fairway water on the left: 105 to reach, 192 to carry. Drives that finish short of 105 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 234 and narrows to 30 at 204.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 388-30 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 388 · 398 · 407front · middle · back
- Green size
- 19 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the left
In play
- Water left: 235 to reach, 389 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 379 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 30 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 308 yards.
- Fairway water on the left: 235 to reach, 389 to carry. Drives that finish short of 235 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 234 and narrows to 16 at 284.
- 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.
- Shallow green, 19 yards deep and 27 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 480+5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 466 · 478 · 490front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 232
In play
- Bunker left: 182 to reach, 202 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 225 to reach, 235 to carry
- Bunker left: 231 to reach, 243 to carry
- Bunker right: 379 to reach, 394 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-left of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 182 to reach, 243 to carry. Drives that finish short of 182 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 232.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 43 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].