Yale Golf Course
New Haven, CT
Yale Golf Course is a public 18-hole, par-70 golf course in New Haven, Connecticut, playing 6,825 yards with a course rating of 72.9 and slope of 135. It is ranked #38 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Public Courses (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by C.B. Macdonald (1926); Charles Banks; Gil Hanse (restoration, 2021)
The Yale Golf Course in New Haven, Connecticut was designed by C.B. Macdonald and Charles Banks and opened in 1926 as the home course of the Yale Bulldogs. Gil Hanse led a restoration in 2021; it plays to a par of 70 over 6,825 yards.
Accolades
- Ranked #38, America's 100 Greatest Public Courses (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #2, Best in Connecticut (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 200 Conrad Drive, New Haven, CT 06515
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Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 70 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 12 par 4s, 2 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 18, 621 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 5, 160 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 4 (par 4, 437 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 11, about 60 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 1, 3, 4, 9, 13 and 17
- Doglegs: 2 left, 2 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 420 | 5 | water in play, 4 bunkers |
| 2 | 4 | 374 | 15 | 4 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 3 | 4 | 411 | 11 | water in play, 1 bunker, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 4 | 4 | 437 | 1 | dogleg right, water in play, 5 bunkers |
| 5 | 3 | 160 | 17 | 4 bunkers |
| 6 | 4 | 421 | 3 | dogleg left, 4 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 7 | 4 | 377 | 13 | 1 bunker, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 8 | 4 | 406 | 7 | dogleg left, 3 bunkers, plays about 35 ft downhill |
| 9 | 3 | 213 | 9 | water in play, 3 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| Out | 34 | 3,219 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 396 | 2 | 2 bunkers, plays about 50 ft uphill |
| 11 | 4 | 379 | 14 | 3 bunkers, plays about 60 ft downhill |
| 12 | 4 | 400 | 8 | 2 bunkers, plays about 40 ft uphill |
| 13 | 3 | 230 | 10 | water in play, 6 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 14 | 4 | 365 | 12 | dogleg right, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 15 | 3 | 225 | 18 | 2 bunkers |
| 16 | 5 | 553 | 16 | 2 bunkers |
| 17 | 4 | 437 | 4 | water in play, 4 bunkers |
| 18 | 5 | 621 | 6 | 2 bunkers |
| In | 36 | 3,606 | ||
| Total | 70 | 6,825 |
Scorecard from the Championship tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
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