Charleston Municipal Golf Course
Charleston, South Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1929.
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 10 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 17, where the green sits 12 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 8 ft below the tee and plays about 3 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 410 | 390 | 340 | 310 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 520 | 500 | 415 | 360 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 365 | 335 | 320 | 275 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 180 | 160 | 150 | 125 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 380 | 355 | 315 | 275 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 405 | 385 | 325 | 300 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 515 | 475 | 425 | 375 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 220 | 190 | 165 | 145 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 465 | 435 | 375 | 310 |
| 10 | 5 | 10 | 465 | 435 | 395 | 340 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 175 | 160 | 145 | 110 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 375 | 335 | 280 | 240 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 370 | 335 | 310 | 250 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 125 | 110 | 105 | 75 |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | 475 | 460 | 395 | 335 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 405 | 380 | 330 | 285 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 315 | 280 | 225 | 185 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 400 | 370 | 350 | 290 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6565 | 72.1 | 137 |
| White | Male | 6090 | 70.2 | 131 |
| White | Female | 6090 | 75.9 | 135 |
| Gold | Male | 5365 | 66.2 | 119 |
| Gold | Female | 5365 | 71.8 | 126 |
| Red | Female | 4585 | 66.9 | 117 |
| Red | Male | 4585 | 63.1 | 111 |
| Orange | Female | 3590 | 61.6 | 105 |
| Orange | Male | 3590 | 59.9 | 104 |
| Carolin | Male | 2735 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 409-3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 397 · 410 · 431front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 37yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 53 ydswide at 248
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 281 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 53 yards wide at 248 and narrows to 43 at 288.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left 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 5
- Plays like
- 520level
- Green · Blue tee
- 509 · 520 · 537front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 246
In play
- Water left: 16 to reach, 113 to carry
- Water across the hole: 69 to reach, 100 to carry
- Water right: 218 to reach, 306 to carry
- Water left: 270 to reach, 276 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 69 to reach, 96 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 70 to reach, 100 to carry.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 218 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 218 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 246 and narrows to 27 at 286.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 364-2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 349 · 365 · 380front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 18 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Water left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 239 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 18 yards wide at 229.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · 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
- 67 hazards with reach and carry
- 12 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].