Harry L Jones Sr Golf Course
Charlotte, North Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Arnold Palmer, opened 1987.
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 620 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 9, where the green sits 40 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 57 ft below the tee and plays about 19 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 8 holes and on the right on 2: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 552 | 508 | 468 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 388 | 342 | 280 | |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 159 | 120 | 92 | |
| 4 | 5 | 13 | 469 | 411 | 367 | |
| 5 | 3 | 9 | 187 | 137 | 103 | |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 382 | 324 | 250 | |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 430 | 354 | 280 | |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 294 | 261 | 211 | |
| 9 | 4 | 15 | 373 | 334 | 200 | |
| 10 | 4 | 16 | 403 | 347 | 301 | |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 145 | 121 | 116 | |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 400 | 357 | 293 | |
| 13 | 3 | 14 | 225 | 162 | 125 | |
| 14 | 5 | 10 | 518 | 481 | 329 | |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 389 | 364 | 280 | |
| 16 | 5 | 8 | 475 | 428 | 331 | |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 379 | 353 | 278 | |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 383 | 335 | 305 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 7360 | 75.8 | 126 |
| White | Male | 6730 | 73.1 | 121 |
| Gold | Male | 6115 | 70.3 | 115 |
| Red | Female | 5315 | 70.6 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 558+18 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 533 · 552 · 567front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker left: 198 to reach, 215 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 444 to reach, 482 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 198 to reach, 215 to carry. Drives that finish short of 198 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 29 at 281.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 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 left to right, about 2.5%. Finish on the 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 374-43 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 379 · 388 · 398front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 51 ydswide at 220
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the back-right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 370 to carry
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards shorter: the green sits 43 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 51 yards wide at 220 and narrows to 40 at 270.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 2%. Finish on the back-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 150-26 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 151 · 159 · 165front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 46yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 120 to carry
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 146 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 26 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 45 to reach, 120 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers and water; miss left.
- Bunkers and water 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 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 44 hazards with reach and carry
- 12 green slope reads
- 3 par-5 lay-up zones
One-time purchase, no account needed. It unlocks in this browser; lost access? Email [email protected] with your receipt. Or join the free beta and get every course in the app.
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].