Blue Bell Country Club
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Arnold Palmer, opened 1994.
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 340 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 13, where the green sits 28 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 45 ft below the tee and plays about 15 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 8 holes and on the left on 4: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 12 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 335 | 315 | 275 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 458 | 435 | 420 | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | 240 | 195 | 180 | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 448 | 430 | 420 | |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 371 | 357 | 325 | |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 188 | 176 | 159 | |
| 7 | 5 | 13 | 508 | 499 | 491 | |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 456 | 441 | 421 | |
| 9 | 5 | 11 | 538 | 522 | 514 | |
| 10 | 3 | 12 | 210 | 182 | 171 | |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 468 | 446 | 403 | |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 184 | 170 | 147 | |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 390 | 373 | 345 | |
| 14 | 5 | 10 | 526 | 512 | 488 | |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 461 | 435 | 400 | |
| 16 | 3 | 14 | 201 | 186 | 174 | |
| 17 | 5 | 18 | 486 | 473 | 457 | |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 419 | 405 | 385 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6920 | 73.7 | 143 |
| Blue | Male | 6598 | 72.3 | 138 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6416 | 71.4 | 138 |
| White | Male | 6225 | 70.2 | 135 |
| Silver | Female | 5739 | 73.3 | 136 |
| Silver | Male | 5739 | 68 | 125 |
| Yellow | Male | 5315 | 66.2 | 123 |
| Yellow | Female | 5315 | 70.4 | 131 |
| Red | Female | 4838 | 68.6 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 334-3 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 315 · 335 · 350front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 209
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 200 to reach, 235 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 259 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 200 to reach, 235 to carry. Drives that finish short of 200 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 209.
- 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 right to left, about 1%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 449-28 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 442 · 458 · 474front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 220
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 286 to reach, 392 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 28 ft below the tee.
- Fairway water on the right: 286 to reach, 392 to carry. Drives that finish short of 286 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 220 and narrows to 21 at 200.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 238-7 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 222 · 240 · 255front · middle · back
- Green size
- 41 × 33yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the right
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 209 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 23 to reach, 209 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 166 to reach, 212 to carry.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from left to right, about 1.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 41 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · 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].