Garden City Golf Club (Garden City, United States) — Scorecard, Yardage & Pre-Round Guide

Garden City Golf Club

Garden City, United States

Par
72
Holes
18
Yards
7,361
Par 3 / 4 / 5
4 · 10 · 4

Course Layout

347 features mapped — fairways, greens, bunkers, tees, water. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Fairway Green Bunker Tee Water

Hole-by-Hole Strategy

Dogleg and layup calls derived from hole centerline geometry. 11 doglegs · 7 layup holes.

# Par Yards Plays Like Shape Call
1 4 289 284
-5y · +3ft
Straight Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
1 4 283 284
+1y · +3ft
Straight Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
2 3 133 558
+425y · +16ft
Straight Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
2 5 553 558
+5y · +16ft
Sharp dogleg left (68.4°) LAYUP Par 5 at 553y — two-shot reach is elite only. Layup to your wedge distance wins scorecards.
3 4 398 539
+141y · -16ft
Straight Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
3 5 544 539
-5y · -16ft
Sharp dogleg right (49.3°) LAYUP Par 5 at 544y — two-shot reach is elite only. Layup to your wedge distance wins scorecards.
4 5 503 428
-75y · +10ft
Straight LAYUP Par 5 at 503y — two-shot reach is elite only. Layup to your wedge distance wins scorecards.
4 4 425 428
+3y · +10ft
Sharp dogleg left (40.2°) LAYUP Sharp left-hand dogleg (40.2°). Driver runs through the corner — 3-wood or long iron off the tee.
5 4 360 192
-168y · -3ft
Straight Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
5 3 193 192
-1y · -3ft
Straight Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
6 4 436 436
+0y · +0ft
Straight Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
7 5 545 448
-97y · +13ft
Slight dogleg left (17.1°) LAYUP Par 5 at 545y — two-shot reach is elite only. Layup to your wedge distance wins scorecards.
7 4 444 448
+4y · +13ft
Straight Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
8 4 446 580
+134y · -16ft
Slight dogleg right (19.0°) Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
8 5 585 580
-5y · -16ft
Moderate dogleg left (35.6°) LAYUP Par 5 at 585y — two-shot reach is elite only. Layup to your wedge distance wins scorecards.
9 4 322 328
+6y · +20ft
Moderate dogleg right (26.8°) Favor the left side off the tee — opens the angle for your approach.
10 4 415 413
-2y · -7ft
Straight Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
11 4 429 434
+5y · +16ft
Slight dogleg left (13.9°) Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
12 3 203 200
-3y · -10ft
Straight Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
13 5 542 541
-1y · -3ft
Slight dogleg left (16.6°) LAYUP Par 5 at 542y — two-shot reach is elite only. Layup to your wedge distance wins scorecards.
14 4 338 333
-5y · -16ft
Moderate dogleg right (27.5°) Favor the left side off the tee — opens the angle for your approach.
15 4 467 472
+5y · +16ft
Straight Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
16 4 394 388
-6y · -20ft
Moderate dogleg left (29.4°) Favor the right side off the tee — opens the angle for your approach.
17 5 499 499
+0y · +0ft
Straight Straightaway — driver safe if you're hitting it well.
18 3 186 186
+0y · +0ft
Straight Par 3 — pick the club that fits the full yardage, not one short.
Total 103 9,932 Distances from OSM centerlines; elevation from SRTM (Open-Meteo).

Course by the Numbers

Calculated from 347 mapped features. Areas are measured directly from the polygon geometry.

218 bunkers
26,442 sq yd of sand — 12.1 bunkers per hole on average.
1320 sq yd
Largest bunker on the course — bigger than most tees.
706 sq yd avg green
Classification: Large greens (~6,500 sq ft avg) — tough 3-putt territory. Huge surfaces — a 40-ft putt is a common outcome even from a good shot.
1398 sq yd
Largest green on the course — a three-club difference front-to-back is possible.
13.0 ha of fairway
Total groomed playing surface across 61 fairway zones.
11 doglegs
3 sharp, 8 moderate. Plotting a line off the tee matters more here than pure distance.
7 layup holes
Best played as three-shot holes for anyone outside single figures — chasing them turns pars into doubles.
Hole 8: 585y
The longest hole on the card — par 5. Know your layup number before you tee off.
218 bunkers · 27 greens · 61 fairway zones · 12 tee boxes · 1 water hazards.

About Garden City Golf Club

The Garden City Golf Club is a private golf course in the Incorporated Village of Garden City, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The club was founded in 1899, and is also known as the "Garden City Men's Club" or simply the "Men's Club" to distinguish it from the Garden City Country Club and the Cherry Valley Club – both of which are also located within the village. It remains one of the few men-only golf clubs in the United States.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What Should You Expect to Shoot?

These expected scores use the World Handicap System formula: your handicap index × slope ÷ 113, plus course rating. Use them to set a realistic target before you tee off.

Championship

Rating 79.9 · Slope 145 · Par 72 · 7,361 yards
Your Handicap Course HCP Expected Score Over Par
5 14 94 +22
10 21 101 +29
15 27 107 +35
20 34 113 +41
25 40 120 +48
30 46 126 +54

Back

Rating 74.4 · Slope 132 · Par 72 · 6,674 yards
Your Handicap Course HCP Expected Score Over Par
5 8 83 +11
10 14 88 +16
15 20 94 +22
20 26 100 +28
25 32 106 +34
30 37 112 +40

Middle

Rating 69.3 · Slope 123 · Par 72 · 6,213 yards
Your Handicap Course HCP Expected Score Over Par
5 3 72 +0
10 8 77 +5
15 14 83 +11
20 19 88 +16
25 25 94 +22
30 30 99 +27

Forward

Rating 59.6 · Slope 113 · Par 72 · 5,349 yards
Your Handicap Course HCP Expected Score Over Par
5 -7 52 +-20
10 -2 57 +-15
15 3 62 +-10
20 8 67 +-5
25 13 72 +0
30 18 77 +5

Scorecard

Hole 123456789 Out 101112131415161718 In Total
Par 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 4 36 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 36 72
Yards 408 616 210 479 412 439 196 604 444 3,808 386 530 378 163 413 176 406 661 440 3,553 7,361
Stroke Index 7 3 13 11 17 1 9 15 5 8 4 16 2 10 6 18 12 14

Holes That Decide Your Round

Hardest Hole · SI 1
Hole 6
Par 4 · 439 yards

Play for the fat of the green and take bogey off the table. Build your pre-round plan →

Longest Hole
Hole 17
Par 5 · 661 yards

Three good shots beats two heroic ones. Bogey here is a solid result for anyone above 10 handicap.

Scoring Opportunity
Hole 13
Par 3 · 163 yards

Attack the pin — if your wedge game is on, this is where strokes get gained back.

Easiest Hole · SI 18
Hole 16
Par 4 · 406 yards

Expected par or better. If you drop a stroke here, it's usually a mental mistake — which is trackable.

Pre-Round Checklist for Garden City Golf Club

Your Game Plan for Garden City Golf Club

The scorecard tells you the course. The Grand Plan assessment tells you you — which part of your game is actually bleeding strokes. Pair both, and you have a pre-round strategy tailored to this course AND your weaknesses.

Tee Sets

Championship

Yards:
7,361
Par:
72
Course Rating:
79.9
Slope:
145

Back

Yards:
6,674
Par:
72
Course Rating:
74.4
Slope:
132

Middle

Yards:
6,213
Par:
72
Course Rating:
69.3
Slope:
123

Forward

Yards:
5,349
Par:
72
Course Rating:
59.6
Slope:
113

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the par at Garden City Golf Club?

Garden City Golf Club is a par 72 course with 18 holes measuring 7,361 total yards. Front nine par 36 (3,808 yards), back nine par 36 (3,553 yards).

What is the longest hole at Garden City Golf Club?

The longest hole is hole 17, a par 5 playing 661 yards.

Which hole is hardest at Garden City Golf Club?

Hole 6 has the lowest stroke index (1). It's a par 4 playing 439 yards.

What should I shoot at Garden City Golf Club?

Use the expected-score table above — it's calculated from your handicap and this course's official WHS rating and slope. A 15 handicap typically shoots mid-80s to low-90s depending on the tee set; a 25 handicap mid-90s to low-100s. Track your actual scores against these targets to see how your game travels.