Smoke Rise Country Club
Stone Mountain, Georgia · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1998.
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 980 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 9, where the green sits 87 ft above the tee and plays about 29 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 101 ft below the tee and plays about 34 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 | Black | Gold | Blue | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 12 | 364 | 341 | 302 | 278 |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 522 | 503 | 468 | 379 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | 170 | 140 | 108 | 83 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 382 | 361 | 343 | 266 |
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 356 | 345 | 332 | 241 |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 557 | 536 | 511 | 465 |
| 7 | 3 | 16 | 184 | 172 | 144 | 114 |
| 8 | 4 | 14 | 334 | 301 | 267 | 229 |
| 9 | 4 | 10 | 413 | 346 | 324 | 219 |
| 10 | 5 | 5 | 529 | 499 | 469 | 437 |
| 11 | 3 | 13 | 189 | 175 | 157 | 105 |
| 12 | 4 | 11 | 422 | 377 | 331 | 283 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 592 | 566 | 536 | 410 |
| 14 | 3 | 17 | 180 | 161 | 150 | 114 |
| 15 | 4 | 7 | 393 | 357 | 338 | 249 |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | 501 | 473 | 419 | 333 |
| 17 | 3 | 15 | 196 | 174 | 158 | 106 |
| 18 | 4 | 9 | 390 | 361 | 338 | 176 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6792 | 73 | 140 |
| Gold | Male | 6306 | 70.7 | 136 |
| Blue | Male | 5804 | 68.3 | 121 |
| Green | Male | 4945 | 69 | 118 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 341-69 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 345 · 364 · 377front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 224
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 209 to reach, 274 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 23 yards shorter: the green sits 69 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 229 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 209 to reach, 274 to carry. Drives that finish short of 209 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 224 and narrows to 23 at 267.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 523+3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 499 · 522 · 538front · middle · back
- Green size
- 41 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 210
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 73 to reach, 83 to carry
- Bunker right: 217 to reach, 241 to carry
- Water right: 354 to reach, 443 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 362 to reach, 436 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 472 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
- Water back of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 230 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 445 to reach, 472 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 217 to reach, 241 to carry. Drives that finish short of 217 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 210.
- Best lay-up: 140 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 33 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 41 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 148-66 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 152 · 170 · 188front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 28yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 22 yards shorter: the green sits 66 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- 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.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 53 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].