Bentwinds Golf Country Club
Fuquay Varina, North Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1980.
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 410 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 5, where the green sits 24 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 33 ft below the tee and plays about 11 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 | Black | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | 554 | 544 | 501 | 466 | 414 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 375 | 340 | 330 | 291 | 267 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 173 | 169 | 156 | 133 | 102 |
| 4 | 4 | 15 | 354 | 329 | 319 | 288 | 282 |
| 5 | 5 | 17 | 500 | 489 | 471 | 461 | 399 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 470 | 431 | 406 | 358 | 292 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 367 | 344 | 321 | 303 | 298 |
| 8 | 3 | 7 | 191 | 180 | 173 | 143 | 136 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 425 | 398 | 374 | 336 | 297 |
| 10 | 5 | 16 | 480 | 475 | 457 | 441 | 390 |
| 11 | 3 | 14 | 165 | 148 | 139 | 117 | 112 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 411 | 383 | 353 | 326 | 265 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 403 | 389 | 362 | 324 | 283 |
| 14 | 5 | 18 | 512 | 478 | 454 | 422 | 417 |
| 15 | 3 | 12 | 181 | 159 | 151 | 128 | 109 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 432 | 401 | 372 | 300 | 295 |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 372 | 365 | 340 | 332 | 305 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 405 | 380 | 355 | 273 | 242 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6770 | 72.9 | 137 |
| Blue | Male | 6402 | 71.3 | 129 |
| Blue | Female | 6402 | 77.2 | 143 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6174 | 70.3 | 127 |
| White | Female | 6034 | 75.2 | 139 |
| White | Male | 6034 | 70 | 122 |
| White/Gold | Male | 5610 | 67.8 | 116 |
| Gold | Male | 5442 | 67 | 114 |
| Gold | Female | 5442 | 71.7 | 127 |
| Red | Male | 4905 | 64.5 | 104 |
| Red | Female | 4905 | 68.9 | 120 |
| Family | Female | 3724 | 62.2 | 102 |
| Family | Male | 3724 | 60.2 | 100 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 543-32 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 537 · 554 · 569front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 235
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 239 to reach, 279 to carry
- Bunker right: 392 to reach, 412 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 32 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 239 to reach, 279 to carry. Drives that finish short of 239 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 28 at 275.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 130 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 29 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 364-33 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 359 · 375 · 389front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 52 ydswide at 234
In play
- Bunker left: 306 to reach, 324 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 316 to reach, 332 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 204 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 33 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 283 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 130 to reach, 204 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 132 to reach, 202 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 52 yards wide at 234 and narrows to 33 at 208.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 175+6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 161 · 173 · 183front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 28yards deep × wide
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 146 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 145 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 42 to reach, 146 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 48 to reach, 145 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers and water; miss left.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 35 hazards with reach and carry
- 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].