River Ridge Golf Club
Raleigh, North Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Chuck Smith, opened 1997.
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 200 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 7, where the green sits 37 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 35 ft below the tee and plays about 12 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 319 | 362 | 331 | 292 |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | 111 | 150 | 120 | 94 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 314 | 410 | 379 | 280 |
| 4 | 5 | 13 | 410 | 480 | 438 | 383 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 288 | 335 | 300 | 265 |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 449 | 485 | 470 | 417 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 300 | 369 | 350 | 288 |
| 8 | 4 | 17 | 291 | 345 | 325 | 284 |
| 9 | 3 | 11 | 142 | 173 | 155 | 136 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 321 | 392 | 355 | 313 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 260 | 290 | 270 | 223 |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 285 | 340 | 319 | 270 |
| 13 | 5 | 6 | 456 | 508 | 464 | 366 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 338 | 375 | 350 | 312 |
| 15 | 3 | 14 | 129 | 154 | 142 | 124 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 364 | 419 | 389 | 292 |
| 17 | 3 | 4 | 140 | 157 | 144 | 124 |
| 18 | 5 | 18 | 437 | 462 | 455 | 256 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6740 | 72.2 | 138 |
| Blue | Male | 6274 | 69.9 | 128 |
| White | Female | 5769 | 74.1 | 138 |
| White | Male | 5769 | 67.8 | 117 |
| Red | Female | 5173 | 65.4 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 350-35 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 348 · 362 · 374front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 208
In play
- Water across the hole: -8 to reach, 79 to carry
- Bunker left: 227 to reach, 235 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards shorter: the green sits 35 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 227 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: -8 to reach, 79 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: -7 to reach, 75 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 0 to reach, 75 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 227 to reach, 235 to carry. Drives that finish short of 227 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 208 and narrows to 30 at 258.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 147-8 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 138 · 150 · 165front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 32yards deep × wide
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 413+10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 394 · 410 · 423front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 210
In play
- Water across the hole: 57 to reach, 152 to carry
- Bunker right: 281 to reach, 306 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 57 to reach, 148 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 91 to reach, 152 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 281 to reach, 306 to carry. Drives that finish short of 281 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 210.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · 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
- 38 hazards with reach and carry
- 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].