Potowomut Golf Club
Warwick, Rhode Island · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Walter Johnson, opened 1927.
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 30 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 13, where the green sits 39 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 51 ft below the tee and plays about 17 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | 3 | 429 | 402 | 401 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 362 | 342 | 336 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 163 | 143 | 140 |
| 4 | 4 | 15 | 370 | 352 | 329 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 429 | 409 | 407 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | 199 | 179 | 176 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 352 | 332 | 318 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 406 | 386 | 370 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 445 | 425 | 406 |
| 10 | 5 | 6 | 497 | 477 | 422 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 355 | 335 | 333 |
| 12 | 3 | 12 | 207 | 187 | 185 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 323 | 313 | 282 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 379 | 354 | 329 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 527 | 507 | 412 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 159 | 139 | 118 |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | 391 | 371 | 367 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 387 | 367 | 318 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6380 | 70.6 | 128 |
| White | Female | 6020 | 75.2 | 132 |
| White | Male | 6020 | 68.8 | 124 |
| Red | Female | 5649 | 73.3 | 126 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 422-22 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 414 · 429 · 444front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 86 to reach, 161 to carry
- Bunker left: 212 to reach, 233 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 22 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 212 to reach, 233 to carry. Drives that finish short of 212 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 235.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 361-4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 350 · 362 · 375front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 173 to reach, 203 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 302 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 336 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 295 to reach, 302 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 302 to reach, 336 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 173 to reach, 203 to carry. Drives that finish short of 173 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 235.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 152-32 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 154 · 163 · 172front · middle · back
- Green size
- 18 × 17yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 146 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 32 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 511 · 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
- 61 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 3 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].