Black Bear Golf Course
Delhi, Louisiana · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Resort. Designed by Bechtol-Russell, opened 2006.
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 90 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 13, where the green sits 12 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 12 ft below the tee and plays about 4 yards shorter.
- 10 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 | Blue | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 461 | 438 | 392 | 353 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 406 | 381 | 332 | 308 |
| 3 | 5 | 13 | 554 | 549 | 502 | 438 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | 223 | 201 | 167 | 112 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 466 | 445 | 405 | 382 |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | 188 | 181 | 163 | 127 |
| 7 | 4 | 17 | 441 | 426 | 380 | 330 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 476 | 456 | 423 | 375 |
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 574 | 558 | 531 | 424 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 382 | 370 | 339 | 261 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 172 | 158 | 125 | 120 |
| 12 | 4 | 18 | 331 | 296 | 270 | 256 |
| 13 | 5 | 10 | 547 | 528 | 492 | 459 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 439 | 431 | 390 | 358 |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 395 | 371 | 326 | 306 |
| 16 | 3 | 12 | 225 | 218 | 191 | 144 |
| 17 | 5 | 8 | 535 | 519 | 478 | 461 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 461 | 438 | 392 | 353 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 7276 | 74.9 | 136 |
| Blue | Male | 6964 | 73.2 | 134 |
| White | Male | 6298 | 70.1 | 126 |
| White | Female | 6298 | 76.1 | 136 |
| Black | Male | 5567 | 66.7 | 118 |
| Black | Female | 5567 | 72 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 459-6 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 438 · 461 · 469front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 284
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole: 76 to reach, 163 to carry
- Water right: 190 to reach, 255 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 196 to reach, 208 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 388 to reach, 410 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 272 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 76 to reach, 163 to carry.
- Fairway water on the right: 190 to reach, 255 to carry. Drives that finish short of 190 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 284.
- 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 back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 406level
- Green · Gold tee
- 390 · 406 · 424front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 273
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 261 to reach, 290 to carry
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 320 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 261 to reach, 290 to carry. Drives that finish short of 261 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 273.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 553-4 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 547 · 554 · 569front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 252
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 410 to reach, 432 to carry
- Bunker left: 478 to reach, 486 to carry
- Bunker left: 504 to reach, 527 to carry
- Water back of the green
- 2 bunkers left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 252.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 110 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 left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · 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
- 50 hazards with reach and carry
- 10 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].