River Oaks Golf Club
Grand Island, New York · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Desmond Muirhead, opened 1972.
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 580 ft the ball carries about 1% 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 4, where the green sits 10 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 15 ft below the tee and plays about 5 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 359 | 348 | 335 | 302 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 424 | 389 | 379 | 335 |
| 3 | 5 | 15 | 523 | 495 | 483 | 365 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 472 | 436 | 425 | 307 |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 222 | 191 | 181 | 139 |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | 420 | 386 | 371 | 326 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 607 | 564 | 552 | 415 |
| 8 | 3 | 9 | 219 | 192 | 180 | 160 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 438 | 415 | 402 | 278 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 432 | 403 | 394 | 354 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 405 | 383 | 355 | 314 |
| 12 | 5 | 8 | 589 | 570 | 558 | 454 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 426 | 402 | 386 | 352 |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 167 | 154 | 142 | 106 |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 385 | 368 | 345 | 289 |
| 16 | 3 | 12 | 205 | 190 | 166 | 115 |
| 17 | 5 | 18 | 519 | 491 | 476 | 361 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 435 | 402 | 384 | 290 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 7389 | 75.5 | 135 |
| Blue | Male | 6814 | 73.4 | 131 |
| White | Male | 6563 | 72 | 125 |
| Red | Male | 5747 | 72.6 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 354-15 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 340 · 359 · 378front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 15 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 226.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 423-4 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 406 · 424 · 442front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 234 to reach, 249 to carry
- Bunker left: 258 to reach, 271 to carry
- Bunker right: 276 to reach, 297 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 234 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 234 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 231.
- 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 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 522-3 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 500 · 523 · 537front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 244 to reach, 256 to carry
- Bunker left: 427 to reach, 438 to carry
- Bunker left: 473 to reach, 485 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 244 to reach, 256 to carry. Drives that finish short of 244 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 232.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 28 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · 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
- 52 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].