Skaneateles Country Club
Skaneateles, New York · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Hal Purdy, opened 1915.
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 950 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 14, where the green sits 49 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 72 ft below the tee and plays about 24 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | Black | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 15 | 213 | 201 | 184 | 147 |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 472 | 461 | 426 | 367 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 364 | 356 | 314 | 284 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 331 | 331 | 245 | 245 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | 496 | 483 | 406 | 396 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 411 | 395 | 296 | 296 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 452 | 429 | 358 | 316 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 184 | 150 | 121 | 111 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 407 | 392 | 286 | 286 |
| 10 | 3 | 16 | 188 | 158 | 148 | 148 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 439 | 425 | 365 | 353 |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 412 | 395 | 344 | 334 |
| 13 | 3 | 14 | 205 | 190 | 165 | 140 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 278 | 267 | 256 | 245 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 104 | 94 | 83 | 83 |
| 16 | 5 | 8 | 497 | 480 | 424 | 392 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 400 | 377 | 338 | 265 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 573 | 561 | 418 | 418 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6471 | 71.2 | 132 |
| Blue | Male | 6146 | 70 | 129 |
| Blue | Female | 6082 | 75 | 133 |
| White | Male | 5334 | 66.7 | 125 |
| White | Female | 5334 | 72 | 129 |
| Red | Male | 5035 | 65.3 | 125 |
| Red | Female | 5035 | 70.4 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 215+6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 200 · 213 · 225front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 22yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- 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.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 471-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 459 · 472 · 484front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 182 to reach, 197 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 226 to reach, 264 to carry
- Bunker right: 381 to reach, 401 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 182 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 182 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 235.
- Best lay-up: 100 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 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 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 371+20 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 354 · 364 · 377front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 347 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 20 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 320 to reach, 347 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 229.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 34 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].