The Bucks Club
Jamison, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. Opened 1961.
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 280 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 5, where the green sits 34 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 39 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 8 holes and on the left on 4: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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 | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 345 | 335 | 318 | 269 |
| 2 | 5 | 17 | 497 | 487 | 455 | 405 |
| 3 | 4 | 15 | 330 | 325 | 310 | 258 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | 183 | 162 | 135 | 108 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 415 | 360 | 353 |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | 207 | 185 | 127 | 122 |
| 7 | 5 | 13 | 501 | 490 | 420 | 415 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 408 | 393 | 350 | 345 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 409 | 399 | 348 | 342 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 351 | 347 | 303 | 296 |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | 274 | 269 | 233 | 215 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 378 | 353 | 305 | 270 |
| 13 | 3 | 10 | 199 | 193 | 175 | 175 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 350 | 340 | 325 | 285 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 426 | 412 | 400 | 365 |
| 16 | 3 | 16 | 139 | 126 | 111 | 94 |
| 17 | 4 | 14 | 346 | 336 | 319 | 287 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 442 | 427 | 411 | 381 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6210 | 70 | 129 |
| White | Male | 5999 | 68.9 | 125 |
| White | Female | 5999 | 75.4 | 138 |
| Gold | Male | 5405 | 66.1 | 121 |
| Gold | Female | 5405 | 71.9 | 129 |
| Red | Female | 4985 | 69.4 | 125 |
| Red | Male | 4985 | 64.5 | 116 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 353+25 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 327 · 345 · 359front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 17 ydswide at 214
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 145 to reach, 155 to carry
- Water left: 174 to reach, 190 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 199 to reach, 224 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 25 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 174 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 174 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 17 yards wide at 214.
- 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 5
- Plays like
- 491-19 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 482 · 497 · 511front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 35yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 21 ydswide at 246
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 232 to reach, 262 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 467 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 19 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 232 to reach, 262 to carry. Drives that finish short of 232 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 21 yards wide at 246.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 130 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 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-left to front-right, about 1%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 339+27 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 311 · 330 · 347front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 208
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 27 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 255 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 208.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 43 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].