Saratoga National Golf Club
Saratoga Springs, New York · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Roger Rulewich, opened 2001.
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 220 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 2, where the green sits 10 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 21 ft below the tee and plays about 7 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | Male | 7241 | 75.3 | 144 |
| Championship | Male | 6705 | 72.7 | 139 |
| Preferred | Male | 6204 | 70.3 | 131 |
| Preferred Plus | Female | 5293 | 72.6 | 134 |
| Preferred Plus | Male | 5293 | 67.7 | 122 |
| Forward | Female | 4930 | 69.3 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 406-21 ft
- Green
- 401 · 413 · 429front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 37yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 205 to reach, 227 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 249 to reach, 291 to carry
- Water right: 334 to reach, 390 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 396 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 21 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 205 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 205 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 25 at 280.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 383+10 ft
- Green
- 364 · 380 · 397front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 225 to reach, 274 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 259 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 225 to reach, 274 to carry. Drives that finish short of 225 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 29 at 280.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 432-13 ft
- Green
- 417 · 436 · 453front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 208 to reach, 217 to carry
- Bunker right: 242 to reach, 331 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 208 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 242 to reach, 331 to carry. Drives that finish short of 242 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 40 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · 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
- 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].