Old Tabby Links
Spring Island, South Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1992.
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 20 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 drop: hole 12, where the green sits 10 ft below the tee and plays about 3 yards shorter.
- 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 | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 340 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 360 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 110 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 465 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | 255 |
| 6 | 3 | 13 | 140 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 330 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 310 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 450 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 315 |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | 300 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 475 |
| 13 | 3 | 14 | 135 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 320 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 270 |
| 16 | 5 | 12 | 450 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 135 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 355 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer | Male | 7135 | 73.5 | 142 |
| Back | Male | 6581 | 71.6 | 135 |
| Composite | Male | 6275 | 71.2 | 132 |
| Member | Male | 6030 | 70.7 | 124 |
| Green | Female | 5663 | 73.3 | 137 |
| Green | Male | 5663 | 67.8 | 112 |
| Forward | Female | 5022 | 69.6 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 341+4 ft
- Green · Green tee
- 320 · 340 · 358front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 144
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole: -56 to reach, 74 to carry
- Bunker left: 70 to reach, 75 to carry
- Bunker right: 102 to reach, 119 to carry
- Bunker left: 195 to reach, 218 to carry
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 195 to reach, 218 to carry. Drives that finish short of 195 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 144 and narrows to 16 at 114.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 359-2 ft
- Green · Green tee
- 339 · 360 · 381front · middle · back
- Green size
- 44 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 170
In play
- Water left: 157 to reach, 176 to carry
- Bunker left: 186 to reach, 220 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 34 to carry
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 183 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: -9 to reach, 34 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 186 to reach, 220 to carry. Drives that finish short of 186 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 170 and narrows to 24 at 220.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green is 44 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 109-2 ft
- Green · Green tee
- 94 · 110 · 125front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 35yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 22 to reach, 48 to carry
- Water left: 35 to reach, 48 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 82 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 56 to reach, 82 to carry.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · 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
- 78 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].