North Hills Country Club
North Hills, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by J. Franklin Meehan, opened 1908.
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 240 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 4, where the green sits 40 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 38 ft below the tee and plays about 13 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 337 | 330 | 321 | 300 |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 502 | 490 | 443 | 438 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 191 | 167 | 152 | 140 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 611 | 597 | 499 | 499 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 366 | 363 | 356 | 348 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 431 | 408 | 363 | 317 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 186 | 152 | 127 | 120 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 430 | 408 | 373 | 357 |
| 9 | 3 | 11 | 189 | 178 | 153 | 153 |
| 10 | 4 | 16 | 328 | 316 | 225 | 220 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 158 | 143 | 123 | 106 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 540 | 527 | 502 | 479 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 369 | 361 | 312 | 312 |
| 14 | 3 | 10 | 231 | 215 | 201 | 190 |
| 15 | 5 | 8 | 515 | 501 | 480 | 439 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 394 | 378 | 355 | 315 |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 421 | 410 | 378 | 350 |
| 18 | 4 | 12 | 345 | 322 | 248 | 238 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6534 | 71.3 | 129 |
| White | Male | 6232 | 70.2 | 127 |
| Gold | Male | 5662 | 67.8 | 120 |
| Red | Female | 5348 | 71.4 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 330-22 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 326 · 337 · 346front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 210
In play
- Bunker right: 169 to reach, 182 to carry
- Bunker left: 214 to reach, 234 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 22 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 169 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 169 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 210 and narrows to 29 at 231.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 508+18 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 488 · 502 · 514front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 222 to reach, 235 to carry
- Bunker right: 366 to reach, 381 to carry
- Bunker left: 400 to reach, 411 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 222 to reach, 235 to carry. Drives that finish short of 222 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 239.
- Best lay-up: 140 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 190-2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 177 · 191 · 203front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 24yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 41 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 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].