Highfields Golf & Country Club vs Shining Rock Golf Club

3.0 mi apart · numbers from each course's map geometry

near Worcester, Massachusetts

Measure	Highfields Golf & Country Club	Shining Rock Golf Club
Holes	18	18
Par	72	72
Par 3 · 4 · 5	4 · 10 · 4	4 · 10 · 4
Measured length	6,627 yd	6,665 yd
Longest hole	No. 9, 596 yd	No. 16, 622 yd
Bunkers	49	73
Sand	1.8 acres	1.4 acres
Holes with water	5	2
Water on the property	2.9 acres	1.5 acres
Total climb	351 ft	472 ft
Elevation	402–587 ft	325–534 ft
Biggest drop to a green	-90 ft	-68 ft
Average green	4,365 sq ft	4,312 sq ft
Average fairway width	40 yd	35 yd
Green to next tee, total	1,897 yd	2,099 yd
Property	139 acres	165 acres
Cart path	5.1 mi	5.3 mi
Driving range	yes	yes

Hole by hole

Par and measured yards for each hole; rise is tee to green.

Hole	Highfields Golf & Country Club			Shining Rock Golf Club
	Par	Yd	Rise	Par	Yd	Rise
1	5	510	+15	4	414	-68
2	3	151	-40	4	441	-1
3	4	422	-23	5	513	-33
4	4	382	+37	4	329	-21
5	3	258	-58	3	264	-16
6	4	374	+62	4	288	+1
7	4	363	-19	4	309	+62
8	4	346	-11	3	216	+43
9	5	596	-47	5	495	+55
10	4	439	-11	4	357	-10
11	3	160	-40	4	372	-15
12	4	306	+4	3	221	-14
13	4	384	-90	5	498	+32
14	4	319	+90	4	338	-7
15	5	513	-52	3	193	+31
16	4	474	+44	5	622	-20
17	3	119	+11	4	299	-16
18	5	511	+9	4	496	+25

Both courses are drawn by OpenStreetMap contributors; a difference in detail (bunker counts especially) can be a difference in how carefully each was mapped. How each number is measured.