Sakonnet Golf Club
Little Compton, Rhode Island · 18 holes · par 70 · Private. Designed by Donald J. Ross, opened 1899.
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 20 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 1, where the green sits 21 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 19 ft below the tee and plays about 6 yards shorter.
- 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 6 | 383 |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | 180 |
| 3 | 5 | 12 | 477 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 406 |
| 5 | 4 | 16 | 368 |
| 6 | 3 | 14 | 214 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 384 |
| 8 | 4 | 8 | 361 |
| 9 | 3 | 10 | 202 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 412 |
| 11 | 4 | 11 | 396 |
| 12 | 5 | 7 | 517 |
| 13 | 4 | 5 | 418 |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | 399 |
| 15 | 4 | 9 | 405 |
| 16 | 3 | 17 | 158 |
| 17 | 4 | 15 | 310 |
| 18 | 4 | 13 | 347 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6337 | 71.1 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 390+21 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 368 · 383 · 396front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 147 to reach, 178 to carry
- Bunker left: 195 to reach, 201 to carry
- Bunker right: 217 to reach, 233 to carry
- Bunker right: 324 to reach, 329 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 21 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 195 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 195 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 227.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 174-19 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 164 · 180 · 195front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 24yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 130 to reach, 140 to carry
- Bunker right: 136 to reach, 146 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 19 ft below the tee.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 480+10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 462 · 477 · 492front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 214 to reach, 229 to carry
- Bunker right: 344 to reach, 349 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 371 to reach, 374 to carry
- Bunker right: 374 to reach, 378 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 410 to reach, 438 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 214 to reach, 229 to carry. Drives that finish short of 214 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 229.
- 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 1.5%. 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 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · 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
- 61 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].