Carolina Golf Club
Charlotte, North Carolina · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Donald Ross, opened 1929.
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 730 ft the ball carries about 1% 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 14, where the green sits 26 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 40 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | Blue | White | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 9 | 543 | 512 | 473 | 416 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 397 | 357 | 291 | 268 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 232 | 201 | 164 | 121 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 430 | 382 | 333 | 333 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 423 | 377 | 355 | 325 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 410 | 388 | 360 | 321 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 448 | 406 | 368 | 314 |
| 8 | 5 | 11 | 556 | 474 | 437 | 406 |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 237 | 186 | 153 | 139 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 442 | 378 | 363 | 346 |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 405 | 376 | 331 | 305 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 140 | 125 | 115 | 106 |
| 13 | 5 | 10 | 512 | 470 | 437 | 400 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 357 | 348 | 332 | 318 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 441 | 403 | 355 | 349 |
| 16 | 3 | 16 | 221 | 166 | 142 | 134 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 433 | 369 | 355 | 310 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 441 | 382 | 324 | 312 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7011 | 73.2 | 138 |
| Ross | Male | 6703 | 72 | 135 |
| Blue | Male | 6453 | 70.9 | 133 |
| White | Male | 5891 | 68.4 | 126 |
| White | Female | 5891 | 74 | 137 |
| Green | Female | 5253 | 70.5 | 125 |
| Green | Male | 5253 | 65.4 | 116 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 536-22 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 528 · 543 · 556front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 220 to reach, 240 to carry
- Bunker left: 296 to reach, 314 to carry
- Bunker right: 415 to reach, 428 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 493 to reach, 501 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 22 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 274 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 220 to reach, 314 to carry. Drives that finish short of 220 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 236.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 31 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 403+18 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 380 · 397 · 413front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 69 ydswide at 260
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 42 to reach, 237 to carry
- Water right: 425 to reach, 521 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 283 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 42 to reach, 235 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 49 to reach, 237 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 69 yards wide at 260 and narrows to 34 at 301.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right 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 3
- Plays like
- 241+26 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 216 · 232 · 244front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 195 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 26 ft above the tee.
- 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 to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 63 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].