Bears Best Atlanta
Suwanee, Georgia · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, opened 2002.
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 930 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 12, where the green sits 44 ft above the tee and plays about 15 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 76 ft below the tee and plays about 25 yards shorter.
- 13 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 429 | 390 | 387 | 342 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 369 | 314 | 296 | 172 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 148 | 134 | 110 | 78 |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | 355 | 316 | 292 | 182 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 414 | 360 | 338 | 270 |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | 154 | 147 | 121 | 99 |
| 7 | 5 | 11 | 579 | 489 | 481 | 428 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 409 | 370 | 306 | 254 |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | 554 | 509 | 474 | 427 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 339 | 323 | 315 | 282 |
| 11 | 3 | 4 | 180 | 163 | 155 | 80 |
| 12 | 5 | 16 | 521 | 475 | 414 | 386 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 417 | 381 | 352 | 308 |
| 14 | 5 | 8 | 559 | 532 | 506 | 432 |
| 15 | 4 | 18 | 348 | 316 | 279 | 275 |
| 16 | 3 | 14 | 167 | 151 | 141 | 128 |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 415 | 355 | 301 | 277 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 467 | 413 | 356 | 305 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6824 | 73.3 | 143 |
| Nicklaus | Male | 6513 | 71.9 | 140 |
| Blue | Male | 6138 | 70.1 | 137 |
| White | Female | 5624 | 73.7 | 135 |
| White | Male | 5624 | 68 | 126 |
| Red | Female | 4725 | 68.7 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 404-76 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 417 · 429 · 439front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 298
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 25 yards shorter: the green sits 76 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 298.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from right to left, about 1%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 366-8 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 347 · 369 · 381front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 304
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 197 to reach, 360 to carry
- 2 bunkers front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- Fairway water on the right: 197 to reach, 360 to carry. Drives that finish short of 197 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 304.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 148-1 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 131 · 148 · 157front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 125 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 118 to reach, 125 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 515 · 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
- 63 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 4 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].