Skytop Lodge Poconos Golf Course
Skytop, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. 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 1,520 ft the ball carries about 2% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 147. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 15, where the green sits 48 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 66 ft below the tee and plays about 22 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 5 holes and on the left on 1: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 15 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 389 | 375 | 367 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 367 | 357 | 311 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | 237 | 198 | 185 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 371 | 362 | 301 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 406 | 401 | 330 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 179 | 171 | 146 |
| 7 | 5 | 13 | 533 | 516 | 477 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 446 | 426 | 374 |
| 9 | 5 | 17 | 467 | 478 | 435 |
| 10 | 4 | 18 | 287 | 280 | 238 |
| 11 | 5 | 8 | 462 | 454 | 417 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | 197 | 187 | 120 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 340 | 334 | 301 |
| 14 | 4 | 16 | 319 | 311 | 281 |
| 15 | 5 | 14 | 550 | 493 | 375 |
| 16 | 3 | 12 | 183 | 173 | 167 |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 429 | 418 | 400 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 346 | 347 | 298 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6656 | 72 | 133 |
| White | Male | 6464 | 71.8 | 132 |
| Red | Female | 5789 | 74.8 | 127 |
| Red | Male | 5789 | 68.3 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 390+2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 376 · 389 · 400front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 29 at 281.
- 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.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 369+6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 356 · 367 · 379front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- 3 bunkers right: 192 to reach, 240 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 192 to reach, 240 to carry. Drives that finish short of 192 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 227.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- 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 3
- Plays like
- 235-5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 225 · 237 · 247front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 19yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker 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%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · 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
- 36 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].