The Swan Golf Country Club
Saugerties, New York · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. 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 170 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 14, where the green sits 25 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 54 ft below the tee and plays about 18 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 406 | 380 | 355 | 335 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 203 | 175 | 153 | 143 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 348 | 340 | 330 | 285 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 435 | 402 | 360 | 306 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 362 | 352 | 322 | 316 |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | 310 | 310 | 300 | 206 |
| 7 | 3 | 13 | 155 | 135 | 115 | 100 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 485 | 485 | 400 | 392 |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 170 | 138 | 130 | 82 |
| 10 | 3 | 14 | 197 | 145 | 135 | 110 |
| 11 | 5 | 8 | 530 | 516 | 500 | 402 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 182 | 130 | 110 | 95 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 355 | 355 | 260 | 250 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 437 | 415 | 375 | 320 |
| 15 | 5 | 6 | 515 | 482 | 420 | 375 |
| 16 | 3 | 12 | 185 | 165 | 95 | 90 |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 413 | 395 | 290 | 285 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 528 | 495 | 445 | 440 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6216 | 71 | 126 |
| White | Male | 5815 | 68.7 | 123 |
| Gold | Male | 5095 | 65.5 | 113 |
| Red | Female | 4532 | 68.2 | 117 |
| Red | Male | 4532 | 64 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 414+23 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 388 · 406 · 421front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 277
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole: 88 to reach, 149 to carry
- Bunker right: 193 to reach, 205 to carry
- 4 bunkers left: 269 to reach, 292 to carry
- 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 23 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 88 to reach, 149 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 89 to reach, 149 to carry.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 193 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 193 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 277.
- 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-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 211+23 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 180 · 203 · 214front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 175 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 23 ft above the tee.
- 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 right to left, about 3.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 345-9 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 336 · 348 · 364front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 222
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 228 to reach, 257 to carry
- Water right: 244 to reach, 277 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 9 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers and water on the right: 228 to reach, 277 to carry. Drives that finish short of 228 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 222 and narrows to 12 at 233.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 311 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 94 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 4 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].