Apple Valley Golf Course At Rumbling Bald Resort On Lake Lure
Lake Lure, North Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Opened 1986.
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 1,160 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 2, where the green sits 77 ft above the tee and plays about 26 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 109 ft below the tee and plays about 36 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 361 | 333 | 289 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 531 | 505 | 376 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 152 | 117 | 80 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 387 | 364 | 298 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 388 | 350 | 244 |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 505 | 450 | 405 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 340 | 325 | 250 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 194 | 188 | 80 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 423 | 368 | 256 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 428 | 400 | 245 |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 330 | 300 | 222 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 376 | 341 | 282 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 367 | 338 | 257 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 168 | 150 | 81 |
| 15 | 5 | 6 | 558 | 534 | 416 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 390 | 357 | 289 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 165 | 149 | 90 |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | 562 | 532 | 413 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6625 | 73.2 | 144 |
| White | Male | 6095 | 70.7 | 135 |
| Yellow | Male | 5557 | 67.1 | 124 |
| Yellow | Female | 5557 | 72.3 | 133 |
| Red | Female | 4468 | 67 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 341-60 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 343 · 361 · 376front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the back-right
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 214 to reach, 267 to carry
- Bunker left: 228 to reach, 257 to carry
- Water right: 343 to reach, 458 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 20 yards shorter: the green sits 60 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 214 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 214 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 232.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the back-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 557+77 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 519 · 531 · 543front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 8%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 229 to reach, 242 to carry
- Bunker left: 273 to reach, 283 to carry
- Water left: 408 to reach, 458 to carry
- Bunker right: 428 to reach, 445 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 482 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 512 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 26 yards longer: the green sits 77 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 283 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 475 to reach, 482 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 273 to reach, 283 to carry. Drives that finish short of 273 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 239 and narrows to 20 at 209.
- Best lay-up: 130 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 37 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Bunkers and water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 8%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 149-9 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 134 · 152 · 168front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 21yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 9 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from left to right, about 3%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 51 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 2 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].