Rock Creek Golf Club
Fairhope, Alabama · 18 holes · par 72 · public. Designed by Earl Stone.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 100 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 18, where the green sits 38 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 54 ft below the tee and plays about 18 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 9 holes and on the right on 4: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 15 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Male | 6915 | 72.4 | 127 |
| #2 | Male | 6344 | 69.7 | 124 |
| #3 | Female | 5923 | 73.1 | 127 |
| #3 | Male | 5923 | 67.9 | 118 |
| #4 | Male | 5664 | 66.7 | 115 |
| #4 | Female | 5664 | 71.7 | 124 |
| #5 | Male | 4933 | 63 | 101 |
| #5 | Female | 4933 | 67.9 | 113 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 500-46 ft
- Green
- 507 · 515 · 526front · middle · back
- Green size
- 41 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 254 to reach, 292 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards shorter: the green sits 46 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 297 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 254 to reach, 292 to carry. Drives that finish short of 254 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 41 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 411-54 ft
- Green
- 412 · 429 · 445front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 37yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 385 to reach, 393 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 18 yards shorter: the green sits 54 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 247 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 146-23 ft
- Green
- 134 · 154 · 173front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 16yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 124 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 23 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 119 to reach, 124 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 41 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 3 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].