Butternut Farm Golf Club in Stow, Massachusetts, is a course that rewards accurate shotmaking, with fairways that place a premium on placement over raw distance.
The layout features bent grass tees, fairways and greens, with the tees over-seeded with fescue for added hardiness. Among its distinctions is the longest hole in the country played without a sand trap.
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 34 | 70 | ||
| Handicap | 16 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 13 | |||||
| BLUE | 300 | 185 | 390 | 169 | 395 | 395 | 456 | 290 | 490 | 625 | 140 | 370 | 215 | 370 | 340 | 184 | 365 | 367 | 3070 | 2976 | 6,046 | 70 | 70.3/132 |
| WHITE | 289 | 155 | 375 | 150 | 380 | 385 | 434 | 256 | 452 | 600 | 128 | 351 | 190 | 360 | 330 | 173 | 340 | 350 | 2876 | 2822 | 5,698 | 70 | 68.7/130 |
| YELLOW | 251 | 140 | 341 | 143 | 333 | 285 | 394 | 226 | 364 | 509 | 125 | 289 | 160 | 250 | 290 | 142 | 274 | 320 | 2477 | 2359 | 4,836 | 70 | 64.3/111 |
| RED | 246 | 120 | 336 | 138 | 327 | 280 | 388 | 206 | 357 | 502 | 118 | 282 | 150 | 242 | 281 | 137 | 268 | 312 | 2398 | 2292 | 4,690 | 70 | 63.6/110 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE | 70.3 | 132 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 42 |
| WHITE | 68.7 | 130 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 40 |
| YELLOW | 64.3 | 111 | -6 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 30 |
| RED | 63.6 | 110 | -6 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 29 |
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