Black Creek Golf Club
Ellabell, Georgia · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Opened 1994.
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 60 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 16, where the green sits 18 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 22 ft below the tee and plays about 7 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 5 holes and on the left on 0: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 14 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 | Blue | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 339 | 243 | |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 156 | 97 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 401 | 291 | |
| 4 | 5 | 13 | 524 | 434 | |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 343 | 262 | |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | 187 | 108 | |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 387 | 241 | |
| 8 | 5 | 17 | 503 | 385 | |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 344 | 266 | |
| 10 | 5 | 14 | 509 | 376 | |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 146 | 71 | |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 370 | 282 | |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 336 | 196 | |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 263 | 201 | |
| 15 | 3 | 10 | 198 | 70 | |
| 16 | 5 | 16 | 492 | 411 | |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | 370 | 295 | |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 419 | 322 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6309 | 70.4 | 128 |
| Tan | Male | 6012 | 69.1 | 125 |
| Green | Male | 5569 | 66.8 | 118 |
| Gray | Male | 4925 | 64.2 | 110 |
| Red | Male | 4553 | 66.7 | 108 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 339level
- Green · Blue tee
- 327 · 339 · 354front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 212
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: 50 to reach, 95 to carry
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 212.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 157+2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 145 · 156 · 167front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 118 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 51 to reach, 118 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 401+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 387 · 401 · 415front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 237
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 48 to reach, 108 to carry
- Water across the hole: 53 to reach, 141 to carry
- Bunker right: 256 to reach, 268 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 357 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 53 to reach, 141 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 55 to reach, 135 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 340 to reach, 357 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 256 to reach, 268 to carry. Drives that finish short of 256 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 237.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers and water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 42 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].