Allentown Municipal Golf Course
Allentown, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1952.
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 350 ft the ball carries about 0% 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 7, where the green sits 31 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 26 ft below the tee and plays about 9 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | Black | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 435 | 402 | 389 | 341 | 305 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 365 | 341 | 313 | 261 | 254 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 540 | 530 | 507 | 454 | 349 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 418 | 377 | 368 | 328 | 251 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 183 | 167 | 152 | 113 | 90 |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 539 | 518 | 478 | 423 | 351 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 342 | 328 | 296 | 271 | 254 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 385 | 365 | 333 | 293 | 272 |
| 9 | 3 | 15 | 186 | 173 | 150 | 112 | 98 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 413 | 402 | 386 | 361 | 307 |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | 179 | 171 | 141 | 112 | 92 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 395 | 370 | 341 | 305 | 292 |
| 13 | 5 | 16 | 500 | 480 | 462 | 418 | 407 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 431 | 396 | 364 | 324 | 315 |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 359 | 347 | 319 | 305 | 267 |
| 16 | 3 | 10 | 221 | 211 | 187 | 165 | 146 |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | 387 | 375 | 351 | 303 | 291 |
| 18 | 5 | 18 | 510 | 498 | 464 | 422 | 412 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6845 | 72.4 | 132 |
| Blue | Male | 6546 | 70.1 | 126 |
| White | Male | 6053 | 68.2 | 121 |
| Gold | Male | 5319 | 65.6 | 112 |
| Red | Female | 4978 | 68.3 | 122 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 426-26 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 417 · 435 · 451front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 264 to reach, 287 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 26 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 264 to reach, 287 to carry. Drives that finish short of 264 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 31 at 199.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 371+17 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 354 · 365 · 374front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 232 to reach, 294 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 17 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 224 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 232 to reach, 294 to carry. Drives that finish short of 232 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 233.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 5.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 541+4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 526 · 540 · 552front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 85 to reach, 154 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 25 at 242.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 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 4.5%. 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 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 45 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].