River Bend Ymca Golf Course
Shelby, North Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Opened 1966.
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 730 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 18, where the green sits 56 ft above the tee and plays about 19 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 64 ft below the tee and plays about 21 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 3 holes and on the left on 0: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 16 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 | Black | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 403 | 386 | 316 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 551 | 531 | 461 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 245 | 180 | 118 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 385 | 343 | 280 |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | 151 | 141 | 119 |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 543 | 491 | 392 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 415 | 370 | 314 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 371 | 340 | 238 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 380 | 346 | 268 |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | 522 | 499 | 467 |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 350 | 325 | 301 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 186 | 168 | 111 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 375 | 350 | 301 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 359 | 341 | 321 |
| 15 | 5 | 6 | 554 | 505 | 416 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 180 | 154 | 103 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 376 | 359 | 255 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 390 | 363 | 270 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6759 | 72.5 | 134 |
| White | Male | 6222 | 69.8 | 130 |
| Gray | Male | 5532 | 67 | 119 |
| Red | Male | 5023 | 64.5 | 111 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 386-52 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 387 · 403 · 413front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 243
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 17 yards shorter: the green sits 52 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 243.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 530-64 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 533 · 551 · 571front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 260
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 238 to reach, 259 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 505 to carry
- 2 bunkers across the hole in front of the green: 528 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 21 yards shorter: the green sits 64 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 461 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 492 to reach, 505 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 238 to reach, 259 to carry. Drives that finish short of 238 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 260.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 31 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 247+6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 230 · 245 · 259front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 29yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 6.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 75 to reach, 126 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 6.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 39 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].