Northwoods Golf Course
Columbia, South Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by P.B. Dye, opened 1990.
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 290 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 6, where the green sits 36 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 7, where the green sits 39 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- 11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Male | 6800 | 71.9 | 122 |
| Back | Male | 6485 | 70.4 | 118 |
| Middle | Male | 5936 | 67.6 | 113 |
| Forward | Male | 4954 | 67.8 | 116 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 339-29 ft
- Green
- 334 · 349 · 362front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 214
In play
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 29 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 71 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 214.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 121level
- Green
- 107 · 121 · 133front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 78 to reach, 110 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- 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 back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 493-10 ft
- Green
- 483 · 496 · 508front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 443 to reach, 461 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 203 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 31 at 280.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 21 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 41 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].