Congress Lake Golf Club
Hartville, Ohio · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Opened 1896.
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 1,160 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 13, where the green sits 22 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 7, where the green sits 30 ft below the tee and plays about 10 yards shorter.
- 18 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 | Green | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 407 | 385 | 375 | 301 | 301 |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | 172 | 150 | 135 | 125 | 125 |
| 3 | 5 | 9 | 497 | 490 | 429 | 423 | 347 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 436 | 409 | 357 | 404 | 357 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 132 | 115 | 115 | 100 | 100 |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 530 | 505 | 464 | 459 | 400 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 358 | 347 | 269 | 263 | 263 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 421 | 394 | 348 | 398 | 348 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 410 | 377 | 330 | 324 | 207 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 395 | 383 | 339 | 379 | 339 |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 378 | 362 | 307 | 301 | 301 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 435 | 405 | 364 | 401 | 364 |
| 13 | 5 | 14 | 519 | 471 | 405 | 401 | 353 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 207 | 175 | 152 | 135 | 135 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 387 | 338 | 325 | 267 | 267 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 371 | 346 | 280 | 247 | 247 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 384 | 353 | 343 | 278 | 278 |
| 18 | 3 | 16 | 165 | 123 | 123 | 113 | 113 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6604 | 72.7 | 134 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6402 | 71.8 | 133 |
| White | Female | 6128 | 76.3 | 135 |
| White | Male | 6128 | 70.1 | 129 |
| Gold | Female | 5460 | 72.6 | 125 |
| Gold | Male | 5460 | 67.1 | 119 |
| Green | Male | 5319 | 71.5 | 124 |
| Black | Male | 4845 | 68.9 | 119 |
| Yellow Plate | Male | 3701 | ||
| Orange Plate | Male | 3040 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 409+5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 394 · 407 · 421front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 240
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 199 to reach, 223 to carry
- Bunker right: 247 to reach, 252 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 250 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 199 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 199 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 240.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 176+12 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 160 · 172 · 183front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 17yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 12 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 back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 501+11 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 483 · 497 · 508front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 173 to reach, 185 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 231 to reach, 260 to carry
- Bunker right: 271 to reach, 283 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 11 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 173 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 173 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 17 at 265.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 160 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · 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
- 74 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 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].