Bald Head Island Country Club
Southport, North Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Private/Resort. Opened 1974.
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 10 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 10 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 18 ft below the tee and plays about 6 yards shorter.
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 | 4 | 11 | 377 | 314 | 295 | |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | 171 | 164 | 149 | |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 347 | 330 | 293 | |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | 502 | 482 | 442 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 391 | 377 | 345 | |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 370 | 359 | 322 | |
| 7 | 5 | 9 | 494 | 485 | 469 | |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 146 | 137 | 126 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 401 | 388 | 352 | |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 351 | 325 | 312 | |
| 11 | 5 | 16 | 498 | 475 | 427 | |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 388 | 353 | 332 | |
| 13 | 3 | 10 | 198 | 165 | 154 | |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 383 | 376 | 328 | |
| 15 | 4 | 8 | 353 | 337 | 308 | |
| 16 | 3 | 12 | 169 | 160 | 130 | |
| 17 | 5 | 18 | 458 | 440 | 395 | |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 410 | 382 | 349 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6804 | 73.8 | 137 |
| White | Male | 6225 | 70.6 | 122 |
| Gold | Male | 5544 | 67.5 | 115 |
| Gold | Female | 5544 | 72.9 | 131 |
| Red | Male | 4847 | 69.1 | 113 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 380+8 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 365 · 377 · 391front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 239
In play
- Water across the hole: 41 to reach, 131 to carry
- Bunker right: 111 to reach, 328 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 125 to carry
- Water left of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- 2 bunkers back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 230 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 41 to reach, 131 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 46 to reach, 125 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 111 to reach, 328 to carry. Drives that finish short of 111 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 239.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 171-1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 152 · 171 · 190front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 27yards deep × wide
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 115 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 344-10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 325 · 347 · 366front · middle · back
- Green size
- 41 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 209
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 36 to reach, 46 to carry
- Water across the hole: 39 to reach, 136 to carry
- Water right: 197 to reach, 258 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 264 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 39 to reach, 136 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 53 to reach, 117 to carry.
- Fairway water on the right: 197 to reach, 258 to carry. Drives that finish short of 197 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 209 and narrows to 21 at 180.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green is 41 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · 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
- 78 hazards with reach and carry
- 4 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].