Rich Valley Golf Course
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by Jeff Austin, 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 410 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 15, where the green sits 32 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 27 ft below the tee and plays about 9 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 4 holes and on the left on 1: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 13 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 | Gold | Red/W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 | 332 | 321 | 311 | |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | 175 | 160 | 139 | |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | 340 | 330 | 322 | |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 364 | 350 | 340 | |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 221 | 200 | 158 | |
| 6 | 4 | 18 | 330 | 323 | 312 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 541 | 501 | 485 | |
| 8 | 5 | 12 | 497 | 480 | 461 | |
| 9 | 4 | 6 | 401 | 379 | 369 | |
| 10 | 3 | 15 | 181 | 167 | 151 | |
| 11 | 4 | 17 | 392 | 364 | 354 | |
| 12 | 3 | 7 | 228 | 205 | 173 | |
| 13 | 5 | 11 | 524 | 491 | 476 | |
| 14 | 4 | 13 | 327 | 309 | 302 | |
| 15 | 4 | 9 | 379 | 364 | 323 | |
| 16 | 4 | 5 | 457 | 393 | 350 | |
| 17 | 4 | 3 | 495 | 457 | 428 | |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | 458 | 413 | 379 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6642 | ||
| White | Male | 6207 | ||
| Gold | Male | 5833 | ||
| Red/W | Male | 5320 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 332+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 314 · 332 · 350front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 36yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 218
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 163 to reach, 301 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 239 yards.
- Fairway water on the right: 163 to reach, 301 to carry. Drives that finish short of 163 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 218.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 173-6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 162 · 175 · 187front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 38yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 151 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 94 to reach, 151 to carry.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 341+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 325 · 340 · 354front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 37yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 237 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 6 at 264.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 27 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 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].