Seattle Golf Club
Seattle, Washington · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Robert Johnstone, opened 1904.
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 490 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 17, where the green sits 59 ft above the tee and plays about 20 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 70 ft below the tee and plays about 23 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 | Black | Blue | White | Green | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 422 | 407 | 391 | 369 | 314 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 366 | 334 | 307 | 284 | 284 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 393 | 376 | 365 | 314 | 314 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 363 | 336 | 322 | 303 | 249 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 204 | 192 | 173 | 151 | 151 |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | 409 | 367 | 343 | 321 | 321 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 523 | 505 | 483 | 442 | 411 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 180 | 165 | 145 | 106 | 106 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 511 | 503 | 479 | 445 | 403 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 426 | 399 | 374 | 350 | 319 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 194 | 165 | 125 | 83 | 83 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 391 | 370 | 352 | 323 | 239 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 398 | 362 | 338 | 318 | 318 |
| 14 | 5 | 8 | 533 | 526 | 511 | 475 | 435 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 396 | 375 | 339 | 292 | 292 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 197 | 175 | 155 | 135 | 135 |
| 17 | 4 | 14 | 404 | 344 | 316 | 260 | 260 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 528 | 515 | 500 | 447 | 447 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6836 | 73.5 | 137 |
| Palmer | Male | 6616 | 72.6 | 135 |
| Blue | Male | 6416 | 71.5 | 134 |
| Members | Male | 6188 | 70.3 | 128 |
| White | Female | 6018 | 75.5 | 132 |
| White | Male | 6018 | 69.5 | 127 |
| Founders | Female | 5712 | 73.9 | 128 |
| Founders | Male | 5712 | 68.6 | 125 |
| Green | Male | 5418 | 67.1 | 126 |
| Green | Female | 5418 | 72.2 | 123 |
| Gold | Female | 5020 | 70.1 | 119 |
| Gold | Male | 5020 | 65.3 | 116 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 417-16 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 405 · 422 · 434front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 231 to reach, 255 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 16 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 231 to reach, 255 to carry. Drives that finish short of 231 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 33 at 248.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 366-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 349 · 366 · 384front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 15yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 115 to reach, 129 to carry
- 4 bunkers left: 226 to reach, 282 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 265 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 226 to reach, 282 to carry. Drives that finish short of 226 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- 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 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 4
- Plays like
- 388-16 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 377 · 393 · 407front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 14yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 257 to reach, 271 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 16 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 257 to reach, 271 to carry. Drives that finish short of 257 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 24 at 285.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 62 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 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].