Midland Valley Golf Club
Graniteville, South Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Ellis Maples, opened 1961.
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 300 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 7, where the green sits 42 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 40 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 4 holes and on the right on 2: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 16 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 | 1 | 450 | 406 | 406 | 410 |
| 2 | 5 | 9 | 465 | 444 | 432 | 431 |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 345 | 272 | 247 | 245 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 431 | 391 | 366 | 364 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 373 | 349 | 282 | 245 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 201 | 164 | 137 | 118 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 549 | 497 | 432 | 431 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 195 | 172 | 122 | 121 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 400 | 361 | 313 | 313 |
| 10 | 5 | 16 | 467 | 438 | 413 | 411 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 376 | 355 | 328 | 328 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 426 | 371 | 354 | 354 |
| 13 | 3 | 12 | 189 | 171 | 123 | 123 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 407 | 382 | 305 | 305 |
| 15 | 4 | 8 | 405 | 363 | 333 | 333 |
| 16 | 5 | 18 | 524 | 454 | 420 | 420 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 202 | 182 | 135 | 135 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 465 | 410 | 409 | 309 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6849 | 72.1 | 127 |
| White | Male | 6203 | 69.3 | 118 |
| Gold | Male | 5748 | 65.9 | 109 |
| Red | Female | 5542 | 71.8 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 437-40 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 433 · 450 · 466front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 251
- Green slope
- 6.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 238 to reach, 276 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 40 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 238 to reach, 276 to carry. Drives that finish short of 238 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 251.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 6.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 453-37 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 451 · 465 · 478front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 249
In play
- Bunker left: 196 to reach, 220 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards shorter: the green sits 37 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 196 to reach, 220 to carry. Drives that finish short of 196 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 249.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 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
- 356+34 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 335 · 345 · 359front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 244
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 82 to reach, 195 to carry
- Water left: 133 to reach, 227 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 332 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards longer: the green sits 34 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 82 to reach, 195 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 90 to reach, 194 to carry.
- Fairway water on the left: 133 to reach, 227 to carry. Drives that finish short of 133 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 244 and narrows to 21 at 278.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 36 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].