West Bolton Golf Club
Bolton, Vermont · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Zen Wheeler/Brown, opened 1983.
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 950 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 4, where the green sits 85 ft above the tee and plays about 28 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 68 ft below the tee and plays about 23 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 | 17 | 303 | 303 | 303 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 600 | 481 | 416 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | 149 | 149 | 149 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 308 | 236 | 224 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 353 | 353 | 256 |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | 191 | 162 | 160 |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 329 | 329 | 292 |
| 8 | 4 | 13 | 359 | 324 | 299 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 295 | 295 | 295 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
| 11 | 5 | 12 | 457 | 430 | 380 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 392 | 392 | 361 |
| 13 | 5 | 14 | 451 | 419 | 373 |
| 14 | 3 | 6 | 180 | 162 | 152 |
| 15 | 5 | 10 | 501 | 424 | 389 |
| 16 | 4 | 16 | 273 | 273 | 273 |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | 323 | 323 | 323 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 415 | 327 | 318 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 5937 | 68.6 | 117 |
| White | Male | 5510 | 66.6 | 112 |
| Red | Male | 5091 | 71.7 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 296-21 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 292 · 303 · 314front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 185
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 238 to reach, 245 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 21 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 191 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 185.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- 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 5
- Plays like
- 596-13 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 582 · 600 · 618front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 15yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 274 to reach, 306 to carry
- Water right: 387 to reach, 396 to carry
- Bunker right: 475 to reach, 492 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- Fairway water on the right: 274 to reach, 306 to carry. Drives that finish short of 274 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 110 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 144-15 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 140 · 149 · 160front · middle · back
- Green size
- 20 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 15 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 512 · Par 413 · 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
- 39 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].