Herndon Centennial Golf Course
Herndon, Virginia · 18 holes · par 71 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1979.
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 370 ft the ball carries about 0% 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 5, where the green sits 18 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 34 ft below the tee and plays about 11 yards shorter.
- 7 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 | Black | Blue | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 407 | 391 | 366 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 361 | 347 | 244 |
| 3 | 5 | 7 | 509 | 466 | 389 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 360 | 329 | 262 |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | 173 | 157 | 117 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 368 | 355 | 301 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 172 | 149 | 114 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 355 | 335 | 310 |
| 9 | 4 | 17 | 310 | 297 | 271 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 343 | 326 | 302 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 402 | 361 | 334 |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 410 | 376 | 307 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 386 | 375 | 304 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 136 | 111 | 90 |
| 15 | 5 | 14 | 482 | 463 | 403 |
| 16 | 3 | 16 | 133 | 118 | 100 |
| 17 | 5 | 10 | 485 | 448 | 394 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 405 | 370 | 292 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6197 | 69.7 | 126 |
| Blue | Male | 5774 | 68.1 | 122 |
| Blue | Female | 5774 | 73.4 | 128 |
| White | Male | 5029 | 64.7 | 114 |
| White | Female | 5029 | 69.2 | 118 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 413+17 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 391 · 407 · 419front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 249
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 259 to reach, 274 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 17 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 247 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 259 to reach, 274 to carry. Drives that finish short of 259 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 249 and narrows to 31 at 269.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 354-20 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 349 · 361 · 375front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 74 to reach, 78 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 343 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 20 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 265 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 74 to reach, 78 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 39 at 269.
- 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 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 508-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 501 · 509 · 519front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 274
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the back-right
In play
- Water right: 196 to reach, 342 to carry
- Bunker left: 232 to reach, 264 to carry
- Bunker right: 435 to reach, 458 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 492 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 196 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 196 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 274 and narrows to 29 at 324.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 160 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 34 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 1%. Finish on the back-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 50 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 2 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].