Chester Valley Golf Club
Malvern, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 70 · Private. Opened 1930.
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 360 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 14, where the green sits 52 ft above the tee and plays about 17 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 59 ft below the tee and plays about 20 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 | Green | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 381 | 371 | 365 | 362 | 260 |
| 2 | 5 | 9 | 575 | 537 | 514 | 483 | 412 |
| 3 | 4 | 15 | 339 | 321 | 321 | 290 | 290 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 380 | 349 | 343 | 336 | 325 |
| 5 | 3 | 13 | 196 | 162 | 136 | 133 | 133 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 418 | 393 | 381 | 381 | 308 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 200 | 163 | 141 | 130 | 125 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 405 | 385 | 372 | 367 | 271 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 380 | 361 | 361 | 345 | 311 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | 217 | 188 | 155 | 151 | 151 |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 385 | 350 | 347 | 321 | 270 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 422 | 396 | 330 | 330 | 316 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 449 | 416 | 395 | 327 | 327 |
| 14 | 5 | 10 | 495 | 468 | 450 | 438 | 367 |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 194 | 174 | 154 | 120 | 116 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 430 | 402 | 375 | 365 | 320 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 396 | 381 | 367 | 341 | 304 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 440 | 413 | 379 | 324 | 324 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6702 | 72.7 | 139 |
| White | Male | 6225 | 70.3 | 132 |
| White | Female | 6225 | 76.6 | 142 |
| Green | Male | 6002 | 69.1 | 125 |
| Gold | Male | 5588 | 67.4 | 124 |
| Gold | Female | 5588 | 73.7 | 133 |
| Red | Female | 4930 | 69.8 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 387+17 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 356 · 381 · 395front · middle · back
- Green size
- 41 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 241
- Green slope
- 9.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole: 27 to reach, 67 to carry
- Water left: 58 to reach, 96 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 17 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 247 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 27 to reach, 67 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 241 and narrows to 23 at 281.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 9.5%. Finish on the front-left 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.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 567-24 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 558 · 575 · 591front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 242
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 24 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 242.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 27 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-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 344+15 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 321 · 339 · 357front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 213
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 15 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 213.
- 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.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 413 · 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
- 57 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 1 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].