Caddie TapThe Deepest Greens in American Golf, Measured
July 9, 2026 · Caddie Tap course data team
We measured front-to-back depth on 19,591 greens. The average is about 30 yards — these are the outliers, where the green itself is longer than your average par-3 carry gap.
| # | Course | Hole | Depth (yds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyatt Hill Country Golf Club | #25 | 69.7 |
| 2 | Awarii Dunes Golf Club | #11 | 69.7 |
| 3 | Battleground Golf Course at Deer Park | #10 | 68.6 |
| 4 | Crooked Stick Golf Club | #15 | 68.4 |
| 5 | Fox Chapel Golf Club | #17 | 68.1 |
| 6 | Streamsong Black | #10 | 67.9 |
| 7 | Oakmont Country Club | #9 | 67.3 |
| 8 | Gamble Sands | #4 | 67.3 |
| 9 | Links Golf Course | #12 | 66.9 |
| 10 | The Evans at Canal Shores | #7 | 66.7 |
| 11 | Thomson Country Club | #4 | 66.7 |
| 12 | Bandon Dunes | #17 | 66.2 |
| 13 | Mariners Point Golf Center | #7 | 66.0 |
| 14 | True Blue Golf Club | #3 | 66.0 |
| 15 | Trinity Forest Golf Club | #12 | 65.5 |
| 16 | Indian Creek Golf Club | #17 | 65.3 |
| 17 | Blackwolf Run | #44 | 64.9 |
| 18 | Wilshire Country Club | #4 | 64.4 |
| 19 | The Prairie Club Dunes | #16 | 64.2 |
| 20 | Oak Tree Country Club East Course | #17 | 64.1 |
Depth is the number nobody uses
Most rangefinders give you one number — usually the middle. On a 60-yard-deep green, "middle" can be 30 yards from the hole. This is why front/middle/back beats a single laser number, and why huge greens (think Streamsong, St. Andrews-style punchbowls) feel impossible when you only know one distance.
How we measured
Green depth = GPS distance from front point to back point of each mapped green across 1,197 courses; 8–70-yard sanity window. Distances are computed along each hole's GPS playing line (middle-tee geometry), the same data the Caddie Tap app uses on the course. Facility records that map the same course twice are collapsed, and obvious data outliers are excluded rather than published. Counts reflect what is mapped in our database — a famous course's hand-counted total may run higher. Spot a mistake? The app has a built-in "report a course issue" button.
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How deep is a typical golf green?
Around 30 yards front to back on average. The monsters on this list are more than double that — the pin position changes your club by two or three.
Why does green depth matter?
A 60-yard-deep green means a front pin and a back pin are entirely different shots. Playing 'to the green' isn't a target; playing to the pin's third of the green is.
Data: Caddie Tap GPS course database — distances measured along each hole's playing line, middle-tee geometry.