Rye Golf Club
Rye, New York · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Opened 1920.
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 40 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 18, where the green sits 60 ft above the tee and plays about 20 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 47 ft below the tee and plays about 16 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 440 | 405 | 372 |
| 2 | 5 | 13 | 497 | 432 | 380 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 134 | 129 | 115 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 386 | 358 | 331 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 391 | 376 | 291 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 375 | 354 | 324 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 469 | 442 | 417 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 333 | 298 | 262 |
| 9 | 4 | 17 | 304 | 292 | 226 |
| 10 | 3 | 14 | 172 | 158 | 135 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 574 | 558 | 490 |
| 12 | 4 | 18 | 301 | 294 | 281 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 398 | 386 | 370 |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 136 | 121 | 96 |
| 15 | 4 | 8 | 358 | 323 | 286 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 437 | 410 | 340 |
| 17 | 3 | 12 | 187 | 154 | 115 |
| 18 | 5 | 10 | 473 | 435 | 393 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6344 | 71.8 | 131 |
| White | Male | 5925 | 69.5 | 122 |
| Yellow | Male | 5396 | 67.7 | 118 |
| Red | Female | 5224 | 71.5 | 127 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 427-40 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 425 · 440 · 454front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 235
In play
- Water left: 264 to reach, 411 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 40 ft below the tee.
- Fairway water on the left: 264 to reach, 323 to carry. Drives that finish short of 264 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 235.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 505+24 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 484 · 497 · 509front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 294
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 24 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 294.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 39 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 135+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 117 · 134 · 148front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 21yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · 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
- 59 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].