Overlook Golf Course
Lancaster, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. Opened 1928.
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 380 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 1, where the green sits 44 ft above the tee and plays about 15 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 51 ft below the tee and plays about 17 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 5 holes and on the left on 2: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 13 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 | Black | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 13 | 444 | 427 | 260 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 394 | 374 | 334 | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | 211 | 180 | 132 | |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | 276 | 258 | 220 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 436 | 397 | 328 | |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 158 | 145 | 105 | |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 413 | 390 | 274 | |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 383 | 362 | 270 | |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 414 | 394 | 290 | |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 372 | 361 | 274 | |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | 266 | 260 | 252 | |
| 12 | 3 | 8 | 203 | 186 | 125 | |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 397 | 379 | 240 | |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 393 | 373 | 355 | |
| 15 | 5 | 12 | 473 | 456 | 378 | |
| 16 | 3 | 10 | 182 | 170 | 129 | |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 408 | 374 | 295 | |
| 18 | 4 | 16 | 382 | 369 | 279 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6205 | 70.5 | 127 |
| White | Female | 5855 | 73.3 | 129 |
| White | Male | 5855 | 68.4 | 124 |
| Gold | Male | 4995 | 64.3 | 117 |
| Gold | Female | 4995 | 69 | 120 |
| Red | Female | 4540 | 66.8 | 116 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 459+44 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 427 · 444 · 458front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 249
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 414 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards longer: the green sits 44 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 249.
- Best lay-up: 140 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 381-39 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 381 · 394 · 406front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 18 ydswide at 239
In play
- Bunker right: 237 to reach, 257 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 39 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 237 to reach, 257 to carry. Drives that finish short of 237 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 18 yards wide at 239.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 209-7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 197 · 211 · 222front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 28yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the left
In play
- Water front-left of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 182 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · 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
- 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].