Cowans Ford Country Club
Stanley, North Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1963.
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 750 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 47 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 95 ft below the tee and plays about 32 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 17 | 515 | 503 | 477 | 413 | 396 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 410 | 376 | 359 | 302 | 296 |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | 202 | 185 | 168 | 157 | 137 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 350 | 350 | 339 | 319 | 273 |
| 5 | 5 | 15 | 527 | 522 | 506 | 487 | 353 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 407 | 385 | 357 | 306 | 271 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 180 | 180 | 165 | 133 | 111 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 404 | 382 | 356 | 264 | 256 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 435 | 394 | 371 | 321 | 313 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 441 | 423 | 409 | 323 | 323 |
| 11 | 3 | 10 | 220 | 202 | 190 | 143 | 143 |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 401 | 375 | 358 | 335 | 297 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 390 | 372 | 328 | 264 | 257 |
| 14 | 4 | 18 | 345 | 345 | 328 | 297 | 229 |
| 15 | 5 | 14 | 550 | 532 | 502 | 440 | 440 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 402 | 383 | 371 | 313 | 313 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 187 | 187 | 170 | 142 | 141 |
| 18 | 5 | 12 | 556 | 542 | 489 | 445 | 436 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6875 | 73.3 | 135 |
| Blue | Male | 6522 | 71.6 | 131 |
| White | Male | 6229 | 69.4 | 125 |
| Gold | Male | 5537 | 66.9 | 117 |
| Red | Female | 5005 | 69.3 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 511-12 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 502 · 515 · 528front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 241
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 421 to reach, 430 to carry
- Water left: 422 to reach, 437 to carry
- Bunker right: 454 to reach, 467 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 241 and narrows to 15 at 221.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 32 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-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 415+14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 392 · 410 · 424front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 274 to reach, 297 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 14 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 274 to reach, 297 to carry. Drives that finish short of 274 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 227.
- 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-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 203+2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 186 · 202 · 217front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 30yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · 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
- 42 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].