Reston National Golf Course
Reston, Virginia · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Opened 1970.
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 420 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 8, where the green sits 50 ft above the tee and plays about 17 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 44 ft below the tee and plays about 15 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | Gold | Black | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 | 394 | 368 | 352 |
| 2 | 5 | 18 | 536 | 485 | 429 |
| 3 | 3 | 16 | 183 | 164 | 146 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 422 | 400 | 396 |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | 522 | 506 | 487 |
| 6 | 3 | 12 | 208 | 183 | 125 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 416 | 400 | 286 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 396 | 365 | 313 |
| 9 | 4 | 6 | 408 | 394 | 312 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 462 | 440 | 420 |
| 11 | 3 | 17 | 172 | 160 | 145 |
| 12 | 4 | 7 | 426 | 408 | 320 |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 443 | 417 | 326 |
| 14 | 4 | 11 | 377 | 357 | 337 |
| 15 | 5 | 13 | 527 | 501 | 437 |
| 16 | 3 | 5 | 202 | 193 | 142 |
| 17 | 4 | 9 | 414 | 379 | 313 |
| 18 | 4 | 15 | 372 | 359 | 294 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6880 | 73 | 131 |
| Black | Male | 6479 | 71.1 | 128 |
| Silver | Female | 5890 | 74.1 | 129 |
| Silver | Male | 5890 | 68.4 | 123 |
| Red | Female | 5580 | 72.4 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 381-38 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 379 · 394 · 410front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 237
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 236 to reach, 256 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 38 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 236 to reach, 256 to carry. Drives that finish short of 236 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 237 and narrows to 32 at 257.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 527-28 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 523 · 536 · 551front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 514 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 28 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 229.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 189+18 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 170 · 183 · 196front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 30yards deep × wide
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · 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
- 47 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].