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Courses · Washington

North Bellingham Golf Course

Bellingham, Washington · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Ted Locke, opened 1995.

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

Altitude150 ftCarries about 0% farther
Bunkers59
Holes with water11 of 18
Average fairway width39 yds
Typical green4,800 sq ft
  • At about 150 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 2, where the green sits 12 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
  • Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 17 ft below the tee and plays about 6 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

HoleParHcpBlackBlueWhiteGoldRed
1413351324301301272
243432400377343343
349382350333333302
447394361331278278
5317182159139139117
651492465444396396
7411346324304304272
8315204174151151123
955531508448422422
10414372347317317284
1152567519481445445
12412368347326326299
1344444405384326326
14318154129129129104
1546418363363293293
16316206176151151114
1758495464443414414
18410455392373353353

Tees

TeeYardsRatingSlope
BlackMale679372.4125
BlueMale620769.8120
WhiteMale579567.9112
WhiteFemale579573.1125
GoldMale542165.8107
GoldFemale542171.1118
RedMale515764.7105
RedFemale515769.5113

Hole 1 · Par 4

351 (Black) · 324 (Blue) · 301 (White) · 301 (Gold) · 272 (Red) yards · Handicap 13

Plays like
350-4 ft
Green · Black tee
337 · 351 · 364front · middle · back
Green size
28 × 21yards deep × wide
Fairway
31 ydswide at 216

In play

  • Water across the hole: 91 to reach, 103 to carry
  • 3 bunkers right: 170 to reach, 227 to carry
  • Bunker front of the green
  • Bunker front-left of the green

Playing notes

  • Water crosses the hole: 91 to reach, 103 to carry.
  • Fairway bunkers on the right: 170 to reach, 227 to carry. Drives that finish short of 170 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 216.
  • The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
  • Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.

Hole 2 · Par 4

432 (Black) · 400 (Blue) · 377 (White) · 343 (Gold) · 343 (Red) yards · Handicap 3

Plays like
436+12 ft
Green · Black tee
425 · 432 · 441front · middle · back
Green size
26 × 35yards deep × wide
Fairway
38 ydswide at 223

In play

  • Water left: 267 to reach, 267 to carry

Playing notes

  • Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 12 ft above the tee.
  • Dogleg right at about 267 yards.
  • Fairway water on the left: 267 to reach, 267 to carry. Drives that finish short of 267 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 223.
  • No hazards mapped around the green.

Hole 3 · Par 4

382 (Black) · 350 (Blue) · 333 (White) · 333 (Gold) · 302 (Red) yards · Handicap 9

Plays like
379-8 ft
Green · Black tee
369 · 382 · 395front · middle · back
Green size
28 × 26yards deep × wide
Fairway
37 ydswide at 229

In play

  • Bunker right: 204 to reach, 273 to carry
  • Water left: 218 to reach, 247 to carry

Playing notes

  • Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
  • Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 204 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 204 keeps them out of play.
  • The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 28 at 269.
  • No hazards mapped around the green.

Holes 4 to 18

4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4

The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:

  • 15 plays-like yardages
  • 57 hazards with reach and carry
  • 4 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].

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