Highlands Golf Club Hidden Valley Course
Hidden Valley, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Designed by Russell Roberts, opened 1988.
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 2,740 ft the ball carries about 3% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 145. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 3, where the green sits 106 ft above the tee and plays about 35 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 125 ft below the tee and plays about 42 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | 4 | 1 | 367 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 352 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 366 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 391 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | 568 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 349 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 156 |
| 8 | 5 | 17 | 434 |
| 9 | 3 | 13 | 167 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 412 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 153 |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 435 |
| 13 | 5 | 18 | 496 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 447 |
| 15 | 3 | 10 | 184 |
| 16 | 5 | 14 | 480 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 371 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 421 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6549 | 72.6 | 136 |
| Bronze | Male | 6057 | 70.1 | 127 |
| Tan | Male | 5486 | 66.8 | 119 |
| Maroon | Female | 4929 | 69.2 | 122 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 325-125 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 358 · 367 · 376front · middle · back
- Green size
- 20 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the left
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 334 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 42 yards shorter: the green sits 125 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 313 to reach, 334 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 318 to reach, 344 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 232.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 4.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- Shallow green, 20 yards deep and 28 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 337-45 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 343 · 352 · 362front · middle · back
- Green size
- 20 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: 239 to reach, 333 to carry
- Bunker right: 244 to reach, 262 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards shorter: the green sits 45 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 244 yards.
- Fairway bunkers and water on the right: 239 to reach, 333 to carry. Drives that finish short of 239 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 235.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- 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
- 401+106 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 356 · 366 · 377front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 35 yards longer: the green sits 106 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 19 at 218.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 35 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 4 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].