Melody Hill Golf Course
Chepachet, Rhode Island · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. Designed by Sam Mitchell, opened 1967.
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 530 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 12, where the green sits 41 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 100 ft below the tee and plays about 33 yards shorter.
- 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 10 | 336 | 323 | 267 | 262 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 332 | 318 | 306 | 299 |
| 3 | 4 | 8 | 360 | 346 | 332 | 326 |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | 103 | 97 | 93 | 90 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 426 | 420 | 397 | 386 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 135 | 127 | 115 | 105 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 419 | 399 | 335 | 328 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 492 | 476 | 452 | 447 |
| 9 | 4 | 14 | 237 | 230 | 218 | 210 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 427 | 419 | 408 | 403 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 408 | 392 | 379 | 372 |
| 12 | 5 | 4 | 515 | 501 | 488 | 481 |
| 13 | 3 | 15 | 189 | 182 | 172 | 164 |
| 14 | 4 | 11 | 375 | 362 | 346 | 339 |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 161 | 154 | 143 | 139 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 349 | 340 | 323 | 315 |
| 17 | 4 | 7 | 350 | 335 | 326 | 320 |
| 18 | 4 | 9 | 390 | 380 | 384 | 377 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6004 | 68.4 | 109 |
| White | Male | 5801 | 67.5 | 108 |
| Gold | Male | 5484 | 65.9 | 105 |
| Red | Female | 5363 | 70.4 | 113 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 350+41 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 323 · 336 · 352front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 211
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 91 to reach, 119 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards longer: the green sits 41 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 91 to reach, 119 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 211.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- 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
- 331-2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 316 · 332 · 348front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 207
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 163 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 207.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 364+13 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 346 · 360 · 372front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 13 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 248 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 225.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 30 hazards with reach and carry
- 11 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].