The Cliffs At Keowee Vineyards
Sunset, South Carolina · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Tom Fazio, opened 1999.
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 870 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 14, where the green sits 50 ft above the tee and plays about 17 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 130 ft below the tee and plays about 43 yards shorter.
- 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 | Black | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 380 | 361 | 338 | 314 | 265 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 193 | 187 | 170 | 138 | 131 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 415 | 395 | 375 | 355 | 238 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 625 | 610 | 587 | 546 | 419 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 380 | 368 | 332 | 309 | 247 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 193 | 176 | 146 | 108 | 101 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 321 | 311 | 288 | 268 | 249 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 458 | 416 | 404 | 376 | 316 |
| 9 | 5 | 11 | 569 | 534 | 513 | 492 | 410 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 418 | 412 | 388 | 356 | 338 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 208 | 188 | 164 | 142 | 121 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 464 | 420 | 392 | 357 | 235 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 425 | 390 | 366 | 341 | 293 |
| 14 | 5 | 10 | 538 | 520 | 505 | 485 | 359 |
| 15 | 5 | 12 | 556 | 532 | 503 | 471 | 435 |
| 16 | 3 | 16 | 177 | 171 | 155 | 149 | 133 |
| 17 | 3 | 8 | 250 | 234 | 194 | 171 | 151 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 429 | 408 | 386 | 364 | 307 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7006 | 74.2 | 141 |
| Blue | Male | 6682 | 72 | 136 |
| White | Male | 6206 | 69.2 | 127 |
| Gold | Female | 5773 | 67.6 | 120 |
| Red | Female | 5022 | 61.6 | 105 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 377-8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 371 · 380 · 397front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 256
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 300 to reach, 326 to carry
- 3 bunkers across the hole in front of the green: 365 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 300 to reach, 317 to carry. Drives that finish short of 300 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 256.
- Bunkers 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.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 186-22 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 181 · 193 · 206front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 31yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- 2 bunkers across the hole in front of the green: 178 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 22 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 424+26 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 395 · 415 · 429front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 254
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 267 to reach, 283 to carry
- Bunker left: 337 to reach, 356 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- 2 bunkers left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 26 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 289 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 267 to reach, 283 to carry. Drives that finish short of 267 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 254 and narrows to 25 at 274.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 53 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].