Winchester Country Club
Winchester, Virginia · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Frederick A. Findlay, opened 1923.
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 700 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 7, where the green sits 66 ft above the tee and plays about 22 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 39 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 387 | 365 | 315 |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 500 | 470 | 417 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 416 | 375 | 359 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 193 | 170 | 155 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 408 | 360 | 342 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 501 | 472 | 367 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 355 | 335 | 220 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 150 | 116 | 103 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 347 | 331 | 276 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 267 | 255 | 223 |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 357 | 343 | 330 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 196 | 164 | 117 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 469 | 438 | 363 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 170 | 149 | 139 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 519 | 483 | 419 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 398 | 382 | 364 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 329 | 322 | 293 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 405 | 386 | 338 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6367 | 71.4 | 135 |
| Green | Male | 5916 | 69.4 | 129 |
| Green | Female | 5916 | 73.9 | 130 |
| Combo | Male | 5488 | 67.1 | 125 |
| Combo | Female | 5488 | 71.5 | 124 |
| Red | Male | 5140 | 66.1 | 121 |
| Red | Female | 5140 | 70 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 389+6 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 373 · 387 · 401front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 205 to reach, 233 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 205 to reach, 233 to carry. Drives that finish short of 205 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 236.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- 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 5
- Plays like
- 497-10 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 483 · 500 · 512front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 268
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 202 to reach, 266 to carry
- Water right: 395 to reach, 429 to carry
- Water left: 405 to reach, 439 to carry
- Bunker right: 450 to reach, 458 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 202 to reach, 266 to carry. Drives that finish short of 202 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 268.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 21 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 422+17 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 401 · 416 · 429front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 17 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 246 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 231.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 37 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].