Whaling City Golf Course
New Bedford, MA
Whaling City Golf Course is a public 18-hole, par-72 golf course in New Bedford, Massachusetts, playing 6,780 yards with a course rating of 73 and slope of 134. It was designed by Donald Ross.
🏛 Designed by Donald Ross
📍 581 Hathaway Road, New Bedford, MA 02740
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 10, 561 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 8, 146 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 3 (par 4, 423 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 10, about 60 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 5, 7 and 14
- Doglegs: 1 left, 1 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 461 | 3 | 2 bunkers, plays about 55 ft downhill |
| 2 | 4 | 398 | 5 | dogleg left, 1 bunker, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 3 | 4 | 423 | 1 | dogleg right, 3 bunkers, plays about 35 ft uphill |
| 4 | 4 | 365 | 11 | 3 bunkers, plays about 40 ft downhill |
| 5 | 3 | 207 | 15 | water in play |
| 6 | 4 | 397 | 9 | 1 bunker |
| 7 | 5 | 552 | 7 | water in play, 2 bunkers |
| 8 | 3 | 146 | 17 | 1 bunker, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 9 | 5 | 473 | 13 | 1 bunker, plays about 50 ft uphill |
| Out | 36 | 3,422 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 561 | 6 | 1 bunker, plays about 60 ft downhill |
| 11 | 4 | 394 | 10 | 2 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 12 | 4 | 451 | 2 | 4 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 13 | 3 | 174 | 18 | 4 bunkers |
| 14 | 5 | 526 | 4 | water in play, 2 bunkers |
| 15 | 4 | 346 | 14 | 1 bunker, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 16 | 4 | 371 | 8 | 3 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 17 | 3 | 191 | 16 | 2 bunkers |
| 18 | 4 | 344 | 12 | plays about 35 ft uphill |
| In | 36 | 3,358 | ||
| Total | 72 | 6,780 |
Scorecard from the BLUE tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
Nearby golf courses
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Club Of New BedfordNorth Dartmouth | 1.3 | 18 | 70 | 71.5 / 137 | Likely private |
| Allendale Country ClubNorth Dartmouth | 2.4 | 18 | 72 | 73.5 / 134 | Semi-private |
| Acushnet River Valley Golf CourseAcushnet | 5.3 | 18 | 72 | 72.9 / 125 | Public |
| Reservation Golf ClubMattapoisett | 6.8 | 18 | 69 | 67.7 / 124 | Public |
| Bay Club at MattapoisettMattapoisett | 7.9 | 18 | 71 | 72.4 / 141 | Private |
| Rochester Golf ClubRochester | 8.6 | 18 | 69 | 66.4 / 112 | Public |
| Fall River Country ClubFall River | 10.9 | 18 | 70 | 71.6 / 138 | Private |
| The Back Nine ClubLakeville | 12.5 | 18 | 60 | 56.3 / 93 | Public |
| Acoaxet ClubWestport | 12.7 | 18 | 70 | 71.2 / 122 | Private |
| Montaup Country ClubPortsmouth | 14.2 | 18 | 71 | 71.4 / 126 | Semi-private |
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