Stony Ford Golf Course
Montgomery, New York · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Hal C. Purdy, opened 1968.
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 480 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 9, where the green sits 83 ft above the tee and plays about 28 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 92 ft below the tee and plays about 31 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | 5 | 3 | 489 | 476 | 466 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 357 | 328 | 310 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 421 | 391 | 365 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 230 | 190 | 155 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 362 | 339 | 316 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 425 | 385 | 365 |
| 7 | 3 | 13 | 208 | 180 | 125 |
| 8 | 4 | 15 | 363 | 343 | 318 |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | 475 | 460 | 442 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 345 | 338 | 326 |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | 494 | 469 | 354 |
| 12 | 3 | 14 | 158 | 153 | 128 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 376 | 347 | 311 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 385 | 355 | 322 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 483 | 475 | 386 |
| 16 | 5 | 10 | 496 | 483 | 438 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 169 | 143 | 119 |
| 18 | 4 | 16 | 312 | 293 | 258 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6548 | 71.8 | 127 |
| White | Male | 6148 | 70 | 122 |
| Red | Female | 5504 | 73.3 | 127 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 473-48 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 473 · 489 · 505front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 36yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 261
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 425 to reach, 434 to carry
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 16 yards shorter: the green sits 48 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 285 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 261 and narrows to 33 at 311.
- 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 346-34 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 346 · 357 · 369front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 95 to reach, 133 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 328 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 34 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 226 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 239 and narrows to 15 at 277.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 403-53 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 408 · 421 · 435front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 243
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 239 to reach, 242 to carry
- Water right: 239 to reach, 277 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 18 yards shorter: the green sits 53 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 239 yards.
- Fairway bunkers and water on the right: 239 to reach, 277 to carry. Drives that finish short of 239 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 243 and narrows to 19 at 293.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · 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
- 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].