Forest Hills Golf Club
Augusta, Georgia · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Donald Ross, opened 1926.
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 380 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 17, where the green sits 62 ft above the tee and plays about 21 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 54 ft below the tee and plays about 18 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | Black | Blue | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 405 | 382 | 328 | |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 350 | 340 | 306 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 442 | 373 | 285 | |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 164 | 145 | 99 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 433 | 353 | 313 | |
| 6 | 5 | 17 | 521 | 484 | 425 | |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | 226 | 151 | 151 | |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 389 | 364 | 298 | |
| 9 | 5 | 13 | 539 | 462 | 403 | |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 393 | 379 | 314 | |
| 11 | 5 | 14 | 569 | 535 | 401 | |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 414 | 382 | 317 | |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 133 | 121 | 90 | |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 410 | 354 | 277 | |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 385 | 357 | 298 | |
| 16 | 3 | 10 | 178 | 164 | 99 | |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | 550 | 503 | 419 | |
| 18 | 4 | 16 | 298 | 298 | 228 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7140 | 74.3 | 137 |
| Blue | Male | 6749 | 72.6 | 129 |
| White | Male | 6183 | 70.1 | 126 |
| White | Female | 6183 | 75.8 | 132 |
| Silver | Male | 5742 | 68 | 123 |
| Silver | Female | 5742 | 73.3 | 128 |
| Gold | Male | 5098 | 65.3 | 115 |
| Gold | Female | 5098 | 69.9 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 388-50 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 392 · 405 · 418front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 215
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 17 yards shorter: the green sits 50 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 233 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 215.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from right to left, about 3%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 358+23 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 335 · 350 · 360front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 211
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 196 to reach, 232 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 23 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 284 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 196 to reach, 232 to carry. Drives that finish short of 196 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 211 and narrows to 24 at 221.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 436-18 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 427 · 442 · 456front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 28yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 423 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 18 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from left to right, about 3.5%. Finish on the right 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 32 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].