Sanford Golf Course
Sanford, North Carolina · 18 holes · par 71 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Donald Ross, opened 1934.
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 330 ft the ball carries about 0% 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 13, where the green sits 49 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 23 ft below the tee and plays about 8 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 | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 354 | 328 |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | 175 | 162 |
| 3 | 4 | 14 | 286 | 270 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 341 | 313 |
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 306 | 286 |
| 6 | 3 | 16 | 124 | 114 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 377 | 311 |
| 8 | 4 | 12 | 318 | 308 |
| 9 | 5 | 18 | 445 | 425 |
| 10 | 4 | 11 | 347 | 308 |
| 11 | 3 | 9 | 181 | 163 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | 410 | 303 |
| 13 | 4 | 5 | 381 | 212 |
| 14 | 3 | 13 | 121 | 106 |
| 15 | 4 | 7 | 344 | 332 |
| 16 | 5 | 15 | 496 | 462 |
| 17 | 4 | 1 | 423 | 371 |
| 18 | 5 | 17 | 472 | 390 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mens | Male | 6304 | 70.5 | 130 |
| White | Male | 5901 | 68.8 | 122 |
| Gold | Male | 5164 | 65.4 | 108 |
| Women | Male | 4882 | 68.8 | 115 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 347-21 ft
- Green · White tee
- 344 · 354 · 363front · middle · back
- Green size
- 19 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 51 ydswide at 221
In play
- Water right: 182 to reach, 182 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Water back-right of the green
- Water right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 21 ft below the tee.
- Fairway water on the right: 182 to reach, 182 to carry. Drives that finish short of 182 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 51 yards wide at 221.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers and water; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 171-13 ft
- Green · White tee
- 163 · 175 · 187front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 17yards deep × wide
In play
- Water across the hole: 2 to reach, 73 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 2 to reach, 73 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 27 to reach, 71 to carry.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 290+11 ft
- Green · White tee
- 274 · 286 · 297front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 95 ydswide at 173
In play
- Water left: 136 to reach, 183 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 11 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 183 yards.
- Fairway water on the left: 136 to reach, 183 to carry. Drives that finish short of 136 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 95 yards wide at 173 and narrows to 52 at 210.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 23 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].