Georgia Southern University Golf Course
Statesboro, Georgia · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 2013.
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 190 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 9, where the green sits 21 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 17, where the green sits 20 ft below the tee and plays about 7 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 | White | Light Blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 511 | 488 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 388 | 369 | |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 345 | 323 | |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 137 | 132 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 366 | 341 | |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 349 | 318 | |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 195 | 178 | |
| 8 | 4 | 15 | 347 | 320 | |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | 468 | 458 | |
| 10 | 4 | 18 | 322 | 312 | |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | 515 | 506 | |
| 12 | 3 | 14 | 163 | 159 | |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 408 | 378 | |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 421 | 413 | |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | 460 | 451 | |
| 16 | 3 | 16 | 173 | 166 | |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 428 | 402 | |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 398 | 390 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | Male | 6850 | 73.2 | 134 |
| Gold | Male | 6408 | 71.2 | 130 |
| White | Male | 6107 | 70 | 127 |
| Royal | Male | 5738 | 68.3 | 121 |
| Royal | Female | 5738 | 73.7 | 132 |
| Light Blue | Male | 5304 | 66.2 | 118 |
| Light Blue | Female | 5304 | 71 | 127 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 506-16 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 498 · 511 · 525front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 216
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 20 to reach, 155 to carry
- Water left: 95 to reach, 293 to carry
- Bunker left: 255 to reach, 279 to carry
- Water left: 340 to reach, 344 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Water back-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 16 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers and water on the left: 95 to reach, 293 to carry. Drives that finish short of 95 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 216.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 27 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 390+7 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 374 · 388 · 403front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: -4 to reach, 91 to carry
- Bunker right: 254 to reach, 267 to carry
- Water back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 254 to reach, 267 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 37 yards wide at 226 and narrows to 22 at 266.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 347+7 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 335 · 345 · 356front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 209
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 222 to reach, 257 to carry
- Water left: 265 to reach, 313 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 244 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 222 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 222 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 209 and narrows to 24 at 256.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · 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
- 13 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].