Wanakah Country Club
Hamburg, New York · 18 holes · par 72 · private. Designed by William Willie K. Watson, opened 1925.
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 640 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 2, where the green sits 32 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 45 ft below the tee and plays about 15 yards shorter.
- 11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7035 | 75.1 | 147 |
| Black/Blue | Male | 6802 | 73.9 | 140 |
| Blue | Female | 6548 | 79.2 | 148 |
| Blue | Male | 6548 | 72.9 | 140 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6263 | 71.8 | 132 |
| White | Male | 6037 | 70.1 | 130 |
| White | Female | 6037 | 76 | 139 |
| White/Gold | Male | 5805 | 68.6 | 126 |
| Gold | Female | 5520 | 72.3 | 131 |
| Gold | Male | 5520 | 66.9 | 119 |
| Gold/Green | Female | 5239 | 70.8 | 131 |
| Green | Male | 4919 | 64.7 | 114 |
| Green | Female | 4919 | 69.3 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 386-42 ft
- Green
- 387 · 400 · 413front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 236 to reach, 276 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards shorter: the green sits 42 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 259 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 236 to reach, 276 to carry. Drives that finish short of 236 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 358+32 ft
- Green
- 333 · 347 · 362front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 215
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 236 to reach, 247 to carry
- Bunker left: 276 to reach, 282 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards longer: the green sits 32 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 236 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 236 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 215 and narrows to 20 at 240.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 523+16 ft
- Green
- 501 · 518 · 535front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 220 to reach, 238 to carry
- Bunker left: 279 to reach, 298 to carry
- Bunker right: 281 to reach, 292 to carry
- Bunker left: 413 to reach, 433 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 16 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 305 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 220 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 220 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 110 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 28 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 51 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].