Duke University Golf Club
Durham, North Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1957.
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 300 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 17, where the green sits 42 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 77 ft below the tee and plays about 26 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 Devil Tee | Gold | White | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 434 | 443 | 415 | 390 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 411 | 417 | 393 | 361 |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | 375 | 385 | 360 | 340 |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | 137 | 151 | 129 | 113 |
| 5 | 4 | 12 | 368 | 383 | 348 | 305 |
| 6 | 4 | 8 | 379 | 389 | 364 | 347 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 540 | 554 | 498 | 387 |
| 8 | 3 | 14 | 143 | 156 | 123 | 115 |
| 9 | 5 | 16 | 465 | 479 | 453 | 337 |
| 10 | 4 | 11 | 411 | 441 | 349 | 271 |
| 11 | 5 | 13 | 510 | 538 | 461 | 393 |
| 12 | 3 | 15 | 138 | 167 | 130 | 120 |
| 13 | 4 | 9 | 355 | 375 | 328 | 287 |
| 14 | 5 | 17 | 497 | 535 | 467 | 407 |
| 15 | 3 | 5 | 178 | 206 | 154 | 122 |
| 16 | 4 | 7 | 380 | 386 | 356 | 307 |
| 17 | 4 | 1 | 414 | 425 | 395 | 328 |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | 427 | 442 | 404 | 358 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Devil Tee | Male | 7154 | 74.8 | 142 |
| Gold | Female | 6872 | 79.8 | 151 |
| Gold | Male | 6872 | 73.4 | 139 |
| Blue | Male | 6562 | 71.9 | 134 |
| Blue | Female | 6562 | 78.2 | 148 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6318 | 70.8 | 131 |
| Blue/White | Female | 6318 | 76.9 | 145 |
| White | Male | 6127 | 70.2 | 126 |
| White | Female | 6127 | 75.8 | 143 |
| White/Green | Male | 5709 | 68.3 | 123 |
| White/Green | Female | 5709 | 73.7 | 136 |
| Green | Female | 5288 | 71.5 | 128 |
| Green | Male | 5288 | 66.1 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 430-39 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 428 · 443 · 456front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 55 ydswide at 219
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 39 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 238 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 55 yards wide at 219 and narrows to 43 at 269.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 399-53 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 403 · 417 · 429front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 215
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 18 yards shorter: the green sits 53 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 235 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 215 and narrows to 35 at 265.
- 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 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 379-19 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 370 · 385 · 398front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 225
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 284 to reach, 294 to carry
- 3 bunkers front-left of the green
- Water back-right of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 19 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 225 and narrows to 22 at 275.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · 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
- 52 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].