Hillandale Golf Course
Durham, North Carolina · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by Donald Ross (original 9 holes), Perry Maxwell (9 holes), George Cobb (1960 redesign), opened 1911.
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 370 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 13, where the green sits 33 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 30 ft below the tee and plays about 10 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 | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 350 | 330 | 310 | 295 |
| 2 | 5 | 9 | 510 | 480 | 440 | 360 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 390 | 342 | 300 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 165 | 151 | 130 | 115 |
| 5 | 4 | 17 | 333 | 315 | 300 | 288 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 425 | 375 | 350 | 322 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 180 | 165 | 155 | 145 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 410 | 383 | 288 | 281 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 400 | 385 | 350 | 318 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 425 | 400 | 360 | 267 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 392 | 379 | 360 | 312 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 347 | 332 | 240 | 230 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 368 | 350 | 320 | 292 |
| 14 | 5 | 18 | 440 | 420 | 360 | 313 |
| 15 | 3 | 10 | 192 | 175 | 155 | 125 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 380 | 353 | 345 | 335 |
| 17 | 3 | 8 | 190 | 170 | 160 | 150 |
| 18 | 5 | 16 | 493 | 473 | 430 | 375 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6425 | 70.2 | 127 |
| White | Male | 6026 | 68.2 | 124 |
| White | Female | 6026 | 73.8 | 131 |
| Gold | Male | 5395 | 65.1 | 115 |
| Gold | Female | 5395 | 70 | 122 |
| Red | Male | 4823 | 62.9 | 109 |
| Red | Female | 4823 | 67.3 | 117 |
| Light Blue | Male | 3677 | 60.3 | 92 |
| Light Blue | Female | 3677 | 61.5 | 102 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 350-1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 332 · 350 · 366front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 223
In play
- Water left: 157 to reach, 193 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 212 yards.
- Fairway water on the left: 157 to reach, 193 to carry. Drives that finish short of 157 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 223 and narrows to 37 at 265.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 511+2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 497 · 510 · 524front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 49 ydswide at 257
In play
- Water across the hole: 136 to reach, 143 to carry
- Water right: 170 to reach, 560 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 217 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 136 to reach, 143 to carry.
- Fairway water on the right: 170 to reach, 560 to carry. Drives that finish short of 170 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 49 yards wide at 257 and narrows to 42 at 227.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 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 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 430+14 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 408 · 425 · 441front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 263
In play
- Water right: 33 to reach, 245 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 14 ft above the tee.
- Fairway water on the right: 33 to reach, 245 to carry. Drives that finish short of 33 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 263 and narrows to 30 at 233.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 43 hazards with reach and carry
- 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].