Commonwealth National Golf Club
Horsham, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Arnold Palmer, opened 1990.
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 280 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 1, where the green sits 28 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 9, where the green sits 30 ft below the tee and plays about 10 yards shorter.
- 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 16 | 514 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 382 |
| 3 | 5 | 10 | 553 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 370 |
| 5 | 3 | 14 | 178 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 414 |
| 7 | 4 | 12 | 378 |
| 8 | 3 | 18 | 118 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | 463 |
| 10 | 4 | 7 | 410 |
| 11 | 5 | 13 | 546 |
| 12 | 3 | 15 | 171 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 440 |
| 14 | 4 | 5 | 421 |
| 15 | 4 | 9 | 425 |
| 16 | 3 | 17 | 188 |
| 17 | 4 | 11 | 374 |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | 455 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Male | 7117 | 74.6 | 151 |
| Blue | Male | 6800 | 72.9 | 149 |
| Member | Male | 6549 | 71.4 | 141 |
| Men's | Male | 6377 | 71.1 | 138 |
| Senior | Male | 5804 | 69 | 126 |
| Women's | Male | 5201 | 71.8 | 134 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 523+28 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 503 · 514 · 523front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 17 ydswide at 190
- Green slope
- 6%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 183 to reach, 222 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 316 to reach, 360 to carry
- Bunker left: 423 to reach, 443 to carry
- Bunker right: 445 to reach, 477 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 28 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 183 to reach, 222 to carry. Drives that finish short of 183 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 17 yards wide at 190 and narrows to 11 at 170.
- Best lay-up: 110 to 140 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 6%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 381-2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 373 · 382 · 393front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 224
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 224 and narrows to 19 at 194.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 549-11 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 534 · 553 · 569front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 215
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 224 to reach, 263 to carry
- Water left: 295 to reach, 395 to carry
- Water right: 368 to reach, 439 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 11 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 224 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 224 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 215 and narrows to 25 at 185.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 150 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 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.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 55 hazards with reach and carry
- 11 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].