Mystery Valley Golf Club
Lithonia, Georgia · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Dick Wilson, opened 1966.
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 910 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 6, where the green sits 34 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 42 ft below the tee and plays about 14 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 7 holes and on the left on 3: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 518 | 508 | 478 | 314 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 147 | 139 | 131 | 116 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 326 | 312 | 292 | 282 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 170 | 155 | 145 | 131 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 370 | 361 | 339 | 331 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 394 | 381 | 368 | 280 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 521 | 512 | 503 | 485 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 391 | 381 | 371 | 278 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 407 | 395 | 383 | 285 |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | 487 | 459 | 423 | 301 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 205 | 189 | 173 | 112 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 422 | 377 | 355 | 264 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 382 | 340 | 331 | 313 |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | 553 | 541 | 529 | 427 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 399 | 371 | 365 | 311 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 153 | 144 | 135 | 117 |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 375 | 364 | 353 | 266 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 429 | 401 | 371 | 288 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6766 | 71.7 | 125 |
| White | Male | 6329 | 70.6 | 122 |
| Gold | Male | 5928 | 69.2 | 118 |
| Gold | Female | 5928 | 74.9 | 132 |
| Red | Female | 5420 | 71.7 | 125 |
| Silver | Male | 5420 | 66.7 | 111 |
| Orange | Female | 4883 | 68.8 | 116 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 527+26 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 506 · 518 · 531front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 218 to reach, 237 to carry
- Bunker left: 260 to reach, 278 to carry
- Bunker left: 408 to reach, 438 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 26 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 251 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 218 to reach, 278 to carry. Drives that finish short of 218 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 226.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 31 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 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 155+25 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 133 · 147 · 166front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 6%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 129 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 25 ft above the tee.
- 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 6%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 321-16 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 313 · 326 · 339front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 221
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the right
In play
- Water right: 171 to reach, 217 to carry
- Water left: 179 to reach, 358 to carry
- Bunker left: 224 to reach, 243 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 16 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 217 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 171 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 171 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 221 and narrows to 21 at 253.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · 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
- 46 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].