- 18Holes
- 72Par
- 9Rated tees
- 18Greens mapped
- 852Contours
- 26.2%Steepest slope
About Northwest
Northwest Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course playing to par 72 in Silver Spring, Maryland. GolfCore has mapped 18 greens here with contour lines and fall-line arrows. The card below lists 9 rated tees with yardages for all 18 holes. GPS yardages and scoring are free in the GolfCore app.
Plan your visit
15701 Layhill Road, Silver Spring, MD
1 (301) 598-6100
How the greens break
GolfCore traced 18 greens at Northwest from USGS 3DEP 1-meter lidar, with 852 elevation contours at a 3-inch interval. The steepest measured slope is 26.2 percent, and the largest rise across a single green is 17.6 ft.
In the app the same map sits under your ball on every green, with the fall line drawn to the hole and the wind modeled at your position. At clubs that run GolfCore, the pins the shop sets each morning show up there too.
Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program, U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Program (public domain), processed by GolfCore.
The card
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 412 | 380 | 162 | 365 | 495 | 180 | 336 | 496 | 290 | 3,116 |
| Hcp | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 365 | 380 | 358 | 190 | 380 | 506 | 188 | 458 | 384 | 3,209 |
| Hcp | 18 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 16 |
Total72 Yards6,325
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 412 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | 380 | 9 |
| 3 | 3 | 162 | 11 |
| 4 | 4 | 365 | 13 |
| 5 | 5 | 495 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 180 | 15 |
| 7 | 4 | 336 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 | 496 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | 290 | 17 |
| Out | 36 | 3,116 | |
| 10 | 4 | 365 | 18 |
| 11 | 4 | 380 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 358 | 10 |
| 13 | 3 | 190 | 12 |
| 14 | 4 | 380 | 2 |
| 15 | 5 | 506 | 6 |
| 16 | 3 | 188 | 14 |
| 17 | 5 | 458 | 8 |
| 18 | 4 | 384 | 16 |
| In | 36 | 3,209 | |
| Total | 72 | 6,325 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 7,376 | 72 | 74.9 / 130 |
| Blue | 6,827 | 72 | 72.4 / 123 |
| White | 6,325 | 72 | 70.2 / 119 75.9 / 133 (W) |
| Green | 5,846 | 72 | 67.9 / 115 73.5 / 127 (W) |
| Green/Gold | 5,359 | 72 | 65.3 / 109 |
| Gold | 5,006 | 71 | 63.7 / 103 68.8 / 114 (W) |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| Yards | 375 | 395 | 315 | 329 | 114 | 406 | 325 | 185 | 330 | 2,774 |
| Hcp | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 375 | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | 395 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | 315 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 329 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 114 | 9 |
| 6 | 5 | 406 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 325 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 185 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 330 | 5 |
| Out | 35 | 2,774 |
Northwest plays 2 layouts, each with its own tees. Picking a tee shows that tee's own yardages, pars and stroke indexes where the club has rated them. Spot a wrong par, yardage or stroke index? Report it from Map Settings in the app, or send us a correction.
Course details
- Location
- Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
- Address
- 15701 Layhill Road, Silver Spring, MD
- Phone
- 1 (301) 598-6100
- Website
- mcggolf.com
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Layouts
- 2
- Tees on the card
- 22, 9 USGA-rated
- Greens mapped
- 18
- Elevation contours
- 852
- Contour interval
- 3-inch
- Largest green elevation span
- 17.6 ft
- Steepest measured slope
- 26.2%
- Course map
- Traced hole by hole
- Wind modeling
- Live wind grid, 16 directions
- Tree canopy
- 1-meter canopy height model
- Course data updated
- 2026-10-19
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Staff at Northwest can claim this course by signing in with an email address at the club's own domain, then edit its address, phone, website and crest at no charge. Read how a club keeps its course right. The same system runs a club's tee sheet and caddie yard; read how caddie management on GolfCore works.