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Country Club of Troy Golf Course Map /Country Club of Troy Golf Holes Map
Country Club of Troy Golf Course Review in Troy, NY in 12181
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Hole MAP
Hole 1
Hole Name
From The Tee A tough opening par 4 that looks so simple, with only
From The Fairway two fairway bunkers to avoid with a right center tee shot that hopefully carries the crest of the fairway. From the fairway,
On The Green the hole plays slightly downhill to a relatively flat raised green that slopes from front to back slightly. The green has no bunkering but the closely mown sides can lead to awkward chips. Making par from the fairway is easier said than done.
Hole 2
Hole Name
From The Tee A little par 3 that has you thinking birdie but leaves you wondering how you made bogie.
From The Fairway
On The Green The green is two tiered and severely sloped from back to front. It is usually one of the fastest on the course. Below the hole is always the place to be. Avoid the back bunker at all costs. Only the luckiest players make par from there, but more often bogey or worse.
Hole 3
Hole Name
From The Tee A straightforward short par 4 that features a green with a valley in the middle.
From The Fairway Keep your drive down the left side of the fairway for the best angle into the green. It’s a good hole to try to get a stroke back with a quality short iron second.
On The Green The two bunkers guarding the left side of the green should be avoided. If the flag is in the back play to the back edge of the green as a valley running through the middle of the green make it a tough two putt.
Hole 4
Hole Name
From The Tee
From The Fairway A true risk reward hole, a solid drive down the left side of the fairway
On The Green to the “go zone” lets you take a rip at the green. A creek wonders some 6 to 8 yards short of the green, waiting for short approach shots. Play it smart and a good birdie putt awaits.
Hole 5
Hole Name
From The Tee A daunting uphill par 4 that requires a right center tee shot (just avoid the hazard right of the fairway) followed by an uphill second where only the top of the flag is often visible.
From The Fairway The Oak tree on the left side of the fairway makes the fairway play much narrower.
On The Green The long hitters might try to shorten the hole but their second shot is almost always from a severe uphill lie. Walking off the 5th with a par is a jO-B well done!
Hole 6
Hole Name
From The Tee A short par 4 that plays even shorter because of the elevation change from
From The Fairway the fairway to the green below. The wise play is to leave yourself at the crest of the hill and have a
On The Green wedge into a receptive green. The members know if you read any break in your putt cut it in half.
Hole 7
Hole Name
From The Tee A nice par 5 that requires a right center tee shot to avoid the large trees guarding the left side of the landing area.
From The Fairway Big hitters might get home in two but the green is not receptive to running shots and going over is a very tricky up and down. The smart play is to the left of the second fairway cross bunker, where a straightforward wedge awaits you.
On The Green The green is the flattest on the course with only a few subtle breaks.
Hole 8
Hole Name
From The Tee A long par 3 that starts the hardest three hole stretch on the course, with two bunkers short of the green by 15 yards, a pot bunker left and a fourth bunker in the back right.
From The Fairway
On The Green The green has a large knO-B in the center of the green that influences almost all approaches and putts. The front third of the green is almost always a good spot to be.
Hole 9
Hole Name
From The Tee A long par 4 with a severely sloped and tiered green.
From The Fairway
On The Green Most players try to hit a drive to the edge of the hill leading down to the green. This leaves a flat lie of about 150 yards that plays much shorter. After your second shot take time to soak in the best view on the course. Almost all of the tee shots over the hill run left and end up in the rough or worse stay on the downhill, making for an awkward second. Par is a good score!
Hole 10
Hole Name
From The Tee The last of this difficult three hole stretch is an uphill par 4. Be careful not to hit your tee shot through the landing area.
From The Fairway The ideal tee shot is the right side of the fairway just left of the pine trees, which affords the best look at the green. A false front and sloped right side add to the difficulty of getting on the green.
On The Green The second shot always plays 1 club longer at least. The green is large and sloped from back to front. The smart play is to find the center of the green
Hole 11
Hole Name
From The Tee
From The Fairway A medium length straight par 5 with an elevated tee to a rolling fairway.
On The Green Longer hitters can carry the ball onto the plateau, which starts about 260 yards from the hole. The best layup is about 100 yards from the green on the right side of the fairway. Closer to the green leaves an awkward pitch shot to a firm green.
Hole 12
Hole Name
From The Tee A long downhill par 3 that measures 255 yards from the back tees.
From The Fairway
On The Green The green features a large swale (“The Tub”) in the middle of the green. Everything rolls to the right side of the green. It is better to be on the front edge of the green for a front pin and the back edge of the green for a back pin. Take your par if you can and move on!
Hole 13
Hole Name
From The Tee A medium length par 4 dogleg left around a fairway bunker with a fairway that slopes from right to left.
From The Fairway There is a flat section of fairway between the two bunkers that leaves you with a 150-160 yards approach shot.
On The Green The brave take it over the last fairway bunker and are rewarded with a short approach shot. This green and #14 are two of the most undulated on the course. This green is bisected from right to left with a large swale. A front pin requires care as anything into the swale leaves a very difficult two putt.
Hole 14
Hole Name
From The Tee A Short par 4 with a severely undulated green. Members refer to the green as the “Old Man’s Revenge,” true to Walter Travis’ notion that a green should be seldom if ever flat.
From The Fairway
On The Green The front portion of the green is defined by a swale running from the front to the middle of the green with a large hump at the very back of the green. A two putt is often well done on this green.
Hole 15
Hole Name
From The Tee An uphill par 3 that plays as one of the toughest holes on the course.
From The Fairway
On The Green The green is severely sloped from back to front and very fast. Staying below the hole is paramount to making a par on this hole. Any putts from above the hole are very fast, all but impossible to leave short.
Hole 16
Hole Name
From The Tee The longest par 4 on the course and often plays into the wind.
From The Fairway Two large bunkers on the right side of this hole are the toughest to play from on the course. A tee shot left of the bunkers is required for a straightforward second. Beware of the hazard just left of the fairway in the landing area. Two bunkers guard the right side of
On The Green the green and should be avoided with any pin on the right side. Playing to the middle of the green is never a bad option on this hole.
Hole 17
Hole Name
From The Tee A simple looking straight par 4 of moderate length. Avoid the bunker on the right and the deep rough on the left,
From The Fairway
On The Green and a short iron is all you have left to the deceptively fast green. A slope on the green between the left two bunkers often funnels the shot to the fringe. With a slope from front to back, it is better to be short of the hole than past. Putts from above the hole are notoriously fast. Two quality shots give you a good look at a birdie.
Hole 18
Hole Name
From The Tee The closing hole is a strong par 4 from any of the tee boxes.
From The Fairway A tee shot to the left center of the fairway leaves a short uphill second to a green guarded by bunkers short and right.
On The Green The left side is a closely mown bank that rejects shots and leaves a tough chip. The green is relatively flat with subtle breaks towards the first tee.
