Whiteface Club
Lake Placid, New York · 18 holes · par 71 · resort. Designed by Van Kleek, opened 1882.
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 1,950 ft the ball carries about 2% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 147. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 12, where the green sits 42 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 47 ft below the tee and plays about 16 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | 6244 | 71 | 133 |
| White (W) | Female | 5965 | 75.5 | 142 |
| White | Male | 5965 | 70 | 130 |
| Gold (W) | Female | 5222 | 71.6 | 133 |
| Gold | Male | 5222 | 67 | 122 |
| Red | Male | 5084 | 65.4 | 119 |
| Red (W) | Female | 5084 | 70 | 130 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 350+15 ft
- Green
- 327 · 345 · 365front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 214
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 121 to reach, 178 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 15 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 152 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 214.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 363+25 ft
- Green
- 344 · 355 · 365front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 218
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 25 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 213 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 218.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 177level
- Green
- 166 · 177 · 187front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 18yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 98 to reach, 119 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 27 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].