South Shore Golf Course
New York, New York · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1927.
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 70 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 7, where the green sits 32 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 9, where the green sits 46 ft below the tee and plays about 15 yards shorter.
- 10 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | Male | 6268 | 70 | 123 |
| Middle | Male | 5815 | 67.8 | 117 |
| Forward | Female | 5061 | 68.5 | 115 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 363-8 ft
- Green
- 352 · 366 · 379front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 227
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 29 at 270.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 465+14 ft
- Green
- 445 · 460 · 474front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 14 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 170 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 130 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 30 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- 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
- 245+2 ft
- Green
- 231 · 244 · 255front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 150
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 107 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 150.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 23 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].