Mountain Aire Golf Club
West Jefferson, North Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1950.
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 3,400 ft the ball carries about 4% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 144. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 5, where the green sits 135 ft above the tee and plays about 45 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 212 ft below the tee and plays about 71 yards shorter.
- 18 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 | 6 | 441 | 417 | 346 | 301 |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | 333 | 305 | 240 | 200 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 468 | 426 | 396 | 351 |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | 166 | 138 | 121 | 101 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 525 | 448 | 402 | 354 |
| 6 | 4 | 8 | 404 | 371 | 286 | 262 |
| 7 | 3 | 16 | 175 | 151 | 128 | 102 |
| 8 | 4 | 14 | 281 | 254 | 212 | 165 |
| 9 | 4 | 12 | 353 | 328 | 276 | 251 |
| 10 | 4 | 9 | 399 | 361 | 280 | 197 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 487 | 441 | 339 | 318 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | 431 | 402 | 332 | 279 |
| 13 | 4 | 13 | 292 | 275 | 251 | 222 |
| 14 | 3 | 17 | 206 | 180 | 141 | 113 |
| 15 | 4 | 11 | 387 | 364 | 269 | 211 |
| 16 | 3 | 15 | 173 | 162 | 112 | 84 |
| 17 | 5 | 7 | 442 | 417 | 383 | 340 |
| 18 | 4 | 5 | 452 | 421 | 321 | 288 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6415 | 70.8 | 130 |
| White | Male | 5858 | 68.5 | 118 |
| White | Female | 5858 | 73.8 | 138 |
| Gold | Female | 4852 | 68.2 | 124 |
| Gold | Male | 4852 | 63.3 | 107 |
| Red | Male | 4140 | 61.3 | 101 |
| Red | Female | 4140 | 64.5 | 107 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 478+112 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 430 · 441 · 456front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 6%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 37 yards longer: the green sits 112 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 239.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 6%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 348+44 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 312 · 333 · 351front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 203
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards longer: the green sits 44 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 203 and narrows to 35 at 245.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 40 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 397-212 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 454 · 468 · 479front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 38yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 51 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 293 to reach, 306 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 71 yards shorter: the green sits 212 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 293 to reach, 306 to carry. Drives that finish short of 293 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 51 yards wide at 238 and narrows to 25 at 288.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 23 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].