Piping Rock Club
Locust Valley, New York · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Opened 1912.
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 160 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 15, where the green sits 33 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 7, where the green sits 34 ft below the tee and plays about 11 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 399 | 391 | 377 | 359 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 414 | 375 | 360 | 345 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 182 | 174 | 164 | 157 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 440 | 397 | 380 | 338 |
| 5 | 4 | 17 | 306 | 299 | 292 | 250 |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 552 | 521 | 426 | 420 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 440 | 412 | 369 | 364 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 426 | 384 | 359 | 312 |
| 9 | 3 | 13 | 223 | 211 | 186 | 180 |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | 538 | 490 | 474 | 440 |
| 11 | 3 | 14 | 170 | 162 | 154 | 144 |
| 12 | 4 | 16 | 392 | 363 | 354 | 345 |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 300 | 293 | 285 | 256 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 437 | 393 | 377 | 337 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 411 | 372 | 338 | 305 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 388 | 361 | 321 | 316 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 149 | 140 | 121 | 101 |
| 18 | 5 | 10 | 545 | 518 | 502 | 447 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6877 | 73.7 | 134 |
| Blue | Male | 6370 | 71 | 130 |
| White | Male | 5948 | 69 | 124 |
| Red | Female | 5501 | 72 | 129 |
| Yellow | Female | 5072 | 69.8 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 400+2 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 382 · 399 · 418front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 49 ydswide at 260
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 203 to reach, 216 to carry
- 3 bunkers right: 208 to reach, 253 to carry
- Bunker right: 269 to reach, 278 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 306 to reach, 310 to carry
- Bunker right: 311 to reach, 317 to carry
- Bunker left: 312 to reach, 317 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 377 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 203 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 203 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 49 yards wide at 260 and narrows to 36 at 281.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 413-3 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 396 · 414 · 431front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 51 ydswide at 220
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 238 to reach, 248 to carry
- 3 bunkers right: 239 to reach, 303 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 280 to reach, 309 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 392 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 296 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 238 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 238 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 51 yards wide at 220 and narrows to 39 at 190.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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
- 183+3 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 163 · 182 · 210front · middle · back
- Green size
- 52 × 44yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from right to left, about 4.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 52 yards deep: a back pin can play about 4 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 84 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].