Rock Barn Golf And Spa Jones Course
Conover, North Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Private/Resort. Designed by Tom Jackson, opened 2003.
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 880 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 10, where the green sits 46 ft above the tee and plays about 15 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 55 ft below the tee and plays about 18 yards shorter.
- 10 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 | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 437 | 408 | 387 | 382 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 440 | 398 | 376 | 371 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | 185 | 151 | 146 | 115 |
| 4 | 5 | 7 | 533 | 521 | 493 | 468 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 379 | 356 | 331 | 317 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 431 | 392 | 265 | 227 |
| 7 | 5 | 9 | 441 | 412 | 395 | 331 |
| 8 | 4 | 17 | 310 | 302 | 282 | 275 |
| 9 | 3 | 15 | 169 | 142 | 132 | 112 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 408 | 342 | 282 | 252 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 421 | 381 | 344 | 336 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 349 | 331 | 310 | 273 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 408 | 383 | 362 | 336 |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | 540 | 490 | 452 | 441 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 124 | 118 | 112 | 106 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 364 | 358 | 335 | 299 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 171 | 152 | 133 | 120 |
| 18 | 5 | 10 | 525 | 493 | 481 | 455 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Male | 7169 | 75.2 | 146 |
| Blue | Male | 6635 | 72.6 | 143 |
| White | Male | 6130 | 70.1 | 129 |
| Green | Male | 5618 | 67.9 | 124 |
| Red | Male | 5216 | 66 | 120 |
| Carolina | Male | 4395 | 62.4 | 111 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 419-55 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 419 · 437 · 452front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 286
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 159 to reach, 185 to carry
- Bunker right: 229 to reach, 263 to carry
- Bunker right: 366 to reach, 383 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 18 yards shorter: the green sits 55 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 229 to reach, 263 to carry. Drives that finish short of 229 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 286.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from left to right, about 1.5%. Finish on the right 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 435-16 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 421 · 440 · 458front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 301
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 173 to reach, 201 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 228 to reach, 233 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 372 to reach, 389 to carry
- Bunker right: 381 to reach, 394 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 16 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 277 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 301 and narrows to 27 at 338.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front 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
- 169-49 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 173 · 185 · 197front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 38yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 146 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 168 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 16 yards shorter: the green sits 49 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 132 to reach, 146 to carry.
- Bunkers and water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 310 · 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
- 73 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].