Pilot Knob Park Golf Course
Pilot Mountain, North Carolina · 18 holes · par 70 · 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 1,080 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 3, where the green sits 23 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 76 ft below the tee and plays about 25 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 6 holes and on the left on 3: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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 | Black | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 9 | 505 | 490 | 460 | 450 |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | 205 | 190 | 180 | 160 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 385 | 350 | 320 | 280 |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | 340 | 330 | 320 | 280 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | 310 | 275 | 265 | 255 |
| 6 | 3 | 13 | 195 | 175 | 160 | 150 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 405 | 385 | 360 | 265 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 400 | 370 | 360 | 320 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 365 | 345 | 325 | 275 |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | 545 | 515 | 495 | 485 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 170 | 155 | 140 | 130 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 400 | 365 | 345 | 330 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 405 | 375 | 340 | 330 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 400 | 360 | 325 | 310 |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 380 | 350 | 320 | 270 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 400 | 385 | 350 | 300 |
| 17 | 3 | 10 | 200 | 180 | 145 | 140 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 390 | 370 | 355 | 280 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6225 | 69.5 | 130 |
| White | Male | 5840 | 67.8 | 125 |
| Black | Male | 5460 | 66.6 | 118 |
| Red | Female | 4875 | 68.5 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 511+19 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 497 · 505 · 513front · middle · back
- Green size
- 18 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 264
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 255 to reach, 279 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 19 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 255 to reach, 279 to carry. Drives that finish short of 255 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 264.
- 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.
- 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 back-right to front-left, about 5.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- Shallow green, 18 yards deep and 32 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 204-3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 191 · 205 · 219front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 22yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 6%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 6%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 393+23 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 373 · 385 · 399front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 241
- Green slope
- 7%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 270 to reach, 296 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 23 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 270 to reach, 296 to carry. Drives that finish short of 270 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 241.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 7%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 46 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 1 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].