Bellingham Golf Country Club
Bellingham, Washington · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1912.
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 100 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 4, where the green sits 14 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 42 ft below the tee and plays about 14 yards shorter.
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 | White | Blue/Gold | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 467 | 462 | 421 | |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 387 | 360 | 289 | |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 344 | 324 | 280 | |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 362 | 322 | 298 | |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 403 | 373 | 348 | |
| 6 | 4 | 17 | 316 | 294 | 263 | |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 527 | 515 | 449 | |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 208 | 172 | 114 | |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 434 | 399 | 321 | |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 397 | 385 | 370 | |
| 11 | 5 | 16 | 523 | 511 | 486 | |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 402 | 392 | 321 | |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 166 | 129 | 108 | |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 367 | 352 | 273 | |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 367 | 343 | 300 | |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 392 | 372 | 308 | |
| 17 | 4 | 14 | 353 | 315 | 306 | |
| 18 | 3 | 12 | 195 | 188 | 170 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6610 | 71.9 | 130 |
| White | Male | 6208 | 70 | 127 |
| Blue/Gold | Male | 5671 | 67.4 | 121 |
| Blue/Gold | Female | 5671 | 73.4 | 127 |
| Gold | Female | 5425 | 71.6 | 126 |
| Gold | Male | 5425 | 66 | 120 |
| Silver | Male | 4849 | 63.7 | 112 |
| Silver | Female | 4849 | 68.3 | 118 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 470+9 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 453 · 467 · 481front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 235
In play
- Water across the hole: 57 to reach, 62 to carry
- Bunker right: 211 to reach, 235 to carry
- Bunker left: 253 to reach, 278 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 9 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 57 to reach, 62 to carry.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 211 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 211 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 235.
- Best lay-up: 130 to 170 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.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 391+13 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 375 · 387 · 400front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 223
In play
- Water left: 198 to reach, 275 to carry
- Bunker left: 272 to reach, 282 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 13 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers and water on the left: 198 to reach, 282 to carry. Drives that finish short of 198 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 223 and narrows to 28 at 273.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 330-42 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 334 · 344 · 359front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 37yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 215
In play
- Bunker left: 236 to reach, 256 to carry
- Water front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards shorter: the green sits 42 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 236 yards.
- 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 32 yards wide at 215.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 47 hazards with reach and carry
- 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].