River Forest Country Club
Freeport, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Opened 1964.
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 820 ft the ball carries about 1% 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 6, where the green sits 25 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 48 ft below the tee and plays about 16 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 3 holes and on the right on 0: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 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 | Black | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 314 | 298 | 282 | 271 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 318 | 313 | 300 | 294 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 559 | 543 | 483 | 448 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 167 | 156 | 144 | 138 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 376 | 352 | 336 | 270 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 379 | 364 | 326 | 311 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 383 | 363 | 289 | 238 |
| 8 | 3 | 9 | 170 | 148 | 145 | 140 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 380 | 333 | 323 | 308 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 392 | 374 | 310 | 288 |
| 11 | 5 | 8 | 548 | 514 | 468 | 432 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 400 | 371 | 323 | 261 |
| 13 | 3 | 14 | 176 | 161 | 141 | 126 |
| 14 | 5 | 16 | 488 | 478 | 408 | 338 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 329 | 314 | 294 | 255 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 369 | 342 | 332 | 328 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 130 | 119 | 113 | 107 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 334 | 329 | 304 | 258 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6190 | 70.2 | 138 |
| Blue | Male | 5868 | 69.2 | 135 |
| White | Male | 5321 | 67.2 | 124 |
| White | Female | 5321 | 71.7 | 129 |
| Red | Male | 4811 | 64.8 | 117 |
| Red | Female | 4811 | 69.3 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 313-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 299 · 314 · 328front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 200
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 200 and narrows to 15 at 237.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from left to right, about 4%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 40 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 302-48 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 307 · 318 · 331front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 202
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 16 yards shorter: the green sits 48 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 217 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 202.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 553-17 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 548 · 559 · 572front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: 510 to reach, 539 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 537 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 17 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 522 to reach, 537 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 238.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 21 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 29 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].