The Cliffs At Keowee Falls Golf Course
Salem, South Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, opened 2007.
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 910 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 12, where the green sits 58 ft above the tee and plays about 19 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 51 ft below the tee and plays about 17 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 11 holes and on the right on 4: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 14 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 | Black | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 410 | 348 | 336 | 321 | 262 |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 582 | 541 | 526 | 512 | 442 |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 369 | 351 | 338 | 313 | 290 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 476 | 449 | 434 | 410 | 379 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 202 | 176 | 160 | 139 | 129 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 415 | 388 | 361 | 325 | 311 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 251 | 223 | 194 | 166 | 156 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 383 | 366 | 336 | 280 | 227 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 609 | 558 | 549 | 498 | 492 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 328 | 320 | 312 | 301 | 242 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 168 | 162 | 150 | 137 | 104 |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 419 | 388 | 377 | 313 | 307 |
| 13 | 3 | 14 | 217 | 195 | 185 | 148 | 141 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 597 | 573 | 561 | 549 | 465 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 427 | 379 | 369 | 359 | 266 |
| 16 | 5 | 8 | 537 | 505 | 499 | 478 | 428 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 235 | 229 | 151 | 139 | 116 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 546 | 535 | 516 | 496 | 425 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7171 | 75.6 | 144 |
| Blue | Male | 6686 | 72.6 | 139 |
| White | Male | 6354 | 70.8 | 137 |
| Gold | Male | 5884 | 68.6 | 133 |
| Red | Female | 5182 | 69.1 | 129 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 414+12 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 391 · 410 · 426front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 236 to reach, 271 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 12 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 214 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 236 to reach, 271 to carry. Drives that finish short of 236 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 23 at 209.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5%. Finish on the front 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
- 593+34 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 565 · 582 · 600front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the back-left
In play
- Bunker left: 242 to reach, 284 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 475 to reach, 483 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards longer: the green sits 34 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 193 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 242 to reach, 284 to carry. Drives that finish short of 242 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 226 and narrows to 27 at 196.
- Best lay-up: 130 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 49 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from front-right to back-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the back-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 374+16 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 352 · 369 · 384front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 57 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 219 to reach, 247 to carry
- Bunker left: 248 to reach, 306 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 16 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 219 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 219 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 57 yards wide at 226 and narrows to 24 at 266.
- 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 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 65 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 4 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].