Olde Kinderhook Golf Course
Kinderhook, New York · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Rees Jones, 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 370 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 18, where the green sits 24 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 33 ft below the tee and plays about 11 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Male | 7292 | 76.1 | 151 |
| Back | Male | 7002 | 74.5 | 142 |
| Middle | Male | 6672 | 72.8 | 139 |
| Member | Male | 6126 | 70.6 | 137 |
| W-Back | Male | 6126 | 76.1 | 135 |
| Forward | Male | 5304 | 71.1 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 383-26 ft
- Green
- 375 · 392 · 409front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 223 to reach, 273 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 26 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 223 to reach, 273 to carry. Drives that finish short of 223 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 414-9 ft
- Green
- 405 · 417 · 433front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 161 to reach, 228 to carry
- Bunker right: 255 to reach, 292 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 399 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 9 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 161 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 161 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 32 at 210.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 604+6 ft
- Green
- 582 · 602 · 617front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 48 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 419 to reach, 482 to carry
- Bunker right: 523 to reach, 534 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 41 at 280.
- 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.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 69 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].