Phillip J Rotella Memorial Golf Course
Thiells, New York · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Hal Purdy, opened 1984.
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 390 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 6, where the green sits 100 ft above the tee and plays about 33 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 119 ft below the tee and plays about 40 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | 17 | 345 | 320 | 310 | 285 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 383 | 369 | 300 | 281 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 175 | 152 | 135 | 125 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 469 | 436 | 390 | 376 |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 226 | 206 | 172 | 160 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 487 | 468 | 417 | 329 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 311 | 300 | 291 | 140 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 195 | 165 | 141 | 130 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 486 | 463 | 435 | 360 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 339 | 316 | 312 | 302 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 593 | 554 | 469 | 425 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 197 | 177 | 162 | 152 |
| 13 | 5 | 8 | 523 | 506 | 476 | 417 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 353 | 353 | 333 | 280 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 360 | 350 | 318 | 282 |
| 16 | 5 | 4 | 550 | 523 | 405 | 395 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 140 | 140 | 125 | 120 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 350 | 340 | 325 | 320 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6482 | 72.1 | 134 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6240 | ||
| White | Female | 6138 | 76.1 | 128 |
| White | Male | 6138 | 70.4 | 131 |
| Gold | Male | 5516 | 67.9 | 124 |
| Gold | Female | 5516 | 72.1 | 126 |
| Red/White | Male | 5170 | ||
| Red | Male | 4879 | 64 | 113 |
| Red | Female | 4879 | 68.3 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 314-94 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 331 · 345 · 359front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 217
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the back
In play
- Bunker left: 265 to reach, 280 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 31 yards shorter: the green sits 94 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 236 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 265 to reach, 280 to carry. Drives that finish short of 265 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 217.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from front to back, about 2%. Finish on the back side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 398+46 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 362 · 383 · 399front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 228 to reach, 255 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards longer: the green sits 46 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 228 to reach, 255 to carry. Drives that finish short of 228 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 234.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 176+3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 157 · 175 · 192front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left 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 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 46 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 4 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].