Top Of The World Golf Course
Lake George, New York · 18 holes · par 71 · resort.
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 880 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 4, where the green sits 70 ft above the tee and plays about 23 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 79 ft below the tee and plays about 26 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6044 | 68.3 | 119 |
| White | Male | 5603 | 66.3 | 111 |
| Red | Female | 4744 | 66.2 | 108 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 319-13 ft
- Green
- 311 · 323 · 335front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 201
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 183 to reach, 203 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 183 to reach, 203 to carry. Drives that finish short of 183 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 201.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 489-38 ft
- Green
- 492 · 502 · 515front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 38 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 31 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from right to left, about 4%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 440-79 ft
- Green
- 454 · 466 · 478front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 229 to reach, 245 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 26 yards shorter: the green sits 79 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 229 to reach, 245 to carry. Drives that finish short of 229 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 28 at 280.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 20 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 1 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].