How long is Friar's Head?

Friar's Head plays 6,127–7,071 yards across 4 sets of tees, to a par of 71 from the back tees.

How difficult is Friar's Head?

Its slope rating ranges 127–138, with a course rating up to 74.6. The back nine plays tougher.

Which tees should I play at Friar's Head?

A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the Short tees at 6,127 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.

Is Friar's Head walkable?

It's a hilly walk, with roughly 387 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.

How many bunkers does Friar's Head have?

Friar's Head has 201 bunkers, and water comes into play on 1 hole.

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Friar's Head

3000 Sound Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901, USA

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79Linksmith Test · Stiff

7,071Back tees · yds

127–138Slope

71Par

4Tee sets

Hilly387 ft climb

201Bunkers

Tap a hole for its details · gold dots = bunkers, blue = water · the Wind and Elevation buttons color each hole by today’s wind and by climb · OpenStreetMap

01Overview

The lay of the land.

How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.

LengthChampionship7,071 yds

DifficultyDemandingslope 138

WalkHilly387 ft climb

BunkeringHeavy201 bunkers

Tougher nineBack 9by course rating

Friar's Head is an 18-hole golf course in Baiting Hollow, NY, playing 6,127–7,071 yards from 4 sets of tees (slope 127–138, course rating up to 74.6).

It's a hilly walk, roughly 387 feet of total climb over 18 holes.

Expect 201 bunkers; the back nine plays tougher.

02What golfers say

The word on the course.

How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.

Golfers who get on Friar’s Head almost uniformly describe it as a once-in-a-lifetime walk, with Coore and Crenshaw blending the bluff-top dunes above Long Island Sound and the reshaped farm fields below into a routing that hides its seams. Reviewers reach for Cypress Point comparisons and call the closing stretch one of the best on the east coast.

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Consistently praised

The marriage of high dune holes and the lower reshaped farmland, with transitions that reviewers say you barely feel.
The closing run around 15 through 18, including the walk over the bridge between 15 and 16, gets singled out as one of the most beautiful sequences in American golf.
Caddies, practice grounds, and the warm-up short course set a tone that players say matches the architecture.

Worth knowing

Access is the catch; almost every public-side write-up notes how few outside rounds happen and how often the round comes via a charity auction.

Golfers recommend

Walk it and take a caddie; there are no yardage markers and the visual cues matter.
Slow down on the bluff holes and the bridge crossing, because the experience around the property is part of the round, not a side show.

Pairs withNational Golf Links Of America →

Summarized from public golfer reviewsUK Golf Guy review I Putt Around blog (Friar’s Head)LINKS Magazine

03Your game

Tee fit & expected score.

Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.

Your handicap index: 15

Play the Short tees, 6127 yds

16course handicap~87typical score127slope

How to play it

Front 937.2

Back 937.4tougher

Attack (0)Hold (4)Play it straight

Card-wreckers at #3, #13, #15, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
4 par 4s over 440 yds, a course that rewards length off the tee.

04Scorecard

Tagged scorecard.

Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.

Handicap index Course handicap at Back: 22. You get a stroke on the dotted holes.

Hole	Par	Yds	SI	Notes
1•	4	374	9
2•	5	578	7
3••	4	498	1	Long 4Tough
4•	3	243	13	Long 3
5•	4	323	15	Birdie
6••	4	429	3	Tough
7•	5	553	5
8•	3	181	17
9•	4	398	11
Out	36	3577
10•	3	205	16	Long 3
11•	5	587	12
12•	3	199	14
13••	4	490	2	Long 4Tough
14•	5	534	10
15•	4	478	8	Long 4
16•	4	399	6
17•	3	155	18
18••	4	447	4	Long 4
In	35	3494

All tees & ratings

Tee	Yards	Rating	Slope	Par
Back	7071	74.6	138	71
Composite	6797	73.2	136	71
Member	6495	72.2	135	71
Short	6127	70.3	127	71

05Conditions

Conditions & terrain.

Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.

Wind today

SW · 12 mph1 into14 cross3 downwind

into (club up)crossdownwind

Climbs & drops

#15↓ 154 ft

#16↑ 89 ft

#17↓ 72 ft

#7↑ 66 ft

#18↑ 62 ft

#2↓ 49 ft

Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.

7-day outlook

Best window this week: Wed 06-03 · 89/100

Wed06-0389good53–80°F12 mph SW1% rain

Thu06-0480good55–83°F16 mph SW1% rain

Fri06-0588good60–81°F12 mph WSW0% rain

Sat06-0676ok67–86°F17 mph SW11% rain

Sun06-0764ok56–76°F17 mph SSW49% rain

Mon06-0859poor54–71°F20 mph NE44% rain

Tue06-0969ok55–73°F19 mph ENE16% rain

06Hazards

Where the trouble is.

Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.

142

203

116

219

1410

1511

1212

1513

1414

715

816

717

918

water in playbunker count

Most bunkered: #9 (21) · #3 (20) · #11 (15) · #13 (15).

07FAQ

Frequently asked.

How long is Friar's Head?: Friar's Head plays 6,127–7,071 yards across 4 sets of tees, to a par of 71 from the back tees.
How difficult is Friar's Head?: Its slope rating ranges 127–138, with a course rating up to 74.6. The back nine plays tougher.
Which tees should I play at Friar's Head?: A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the Short tees at 6,127 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
Is Friar's Head walkable?: It's a hilly walk, with roughly 387 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
How many bunkers does Friar's Head have?: Friar's Head has 201 bunkers, and water comes into play on 1 hole.