The Palisades Country Club
Charlotte, North Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, opened 2005.
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 630 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 15, where the green sits 43 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, where the green sits 80 ft below the tee and plays about 27 yards shorter.
- 14 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tee 1 | Male | 6767 | 73.6 | 148 |
| Tee 2 | Male | 6535 | 72.3 | 145 |
| Tee 3 | Male | 6155 | 70.3 | 138 |
| Tee 3 | Female | 6155 | 76.3 | 148 |
| Omega Green | Male | 5923 | 69.2 | 135 |
| Tee 4 | Male | 5685 | 68 | 130 |
| Tee 4 | Female | 5685 | 73.6 | 144 |
| Tee 5 | Male | 5240 | 66.7 | 126 |
| Tee 5 | Female | 5240 | 71.7 | 133 |
| Tee 6 | Female | 4742 | 68.6 | 124 |
| Tee 6 | Male | 4742 | 64.4 | 113 |
| Hybrid | Female | 4619 | 67.9 | 122 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 367+28 ft
- Green
- 342 · 358 · 375front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 222
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 28 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 222 and narrows to 34 at 260.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 437-16 ft
- Green
- 429 · 442 · 458front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 424 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 16 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 230.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 510-64 ft
- Green
- 515 · 531 · 548front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 215 to reach, 231 to carry
- Bunker left: 282 to reach, 303 to carry
- Water left: 325 to reach, 345 to carry
- Water right: 339 to reach, 366 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 493 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 21 yards shorter: the green sits 64 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 258 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 215 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 215 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 31 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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 2.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 40 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].