The Golf Club At Briars Creek
Johns Island, South Carolina · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 2001.
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 10 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 2, where the green sits 6 ft below the tee and plays about 2 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 | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 | 370 | 353 | 337 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 18 | 170 | 152 | 123 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 6 | 409 | 394 | 357 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 16 | 193 | 179 | 170 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 10 | 546 | 519 | 499 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 464 | 415 | 403 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 599 | 584 | 563 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 12 | 404 | 377 | 334 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 8 | 352 | 337 | 327 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 13 | 569 | 517 | 505 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 15 | 342 | 324 | 298 | ||
| 12 | 4 | 5 | 441 | 408 | 376 | ||
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 460 | 430 | 400 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 9 | 410 | 385 | 354 | ||
| 15 | 3 | 17 | 197 | 175 | 147 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 444 | 424 | 400 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 7 | 234 | 190 | 170 | ||
| 18 | 5 | 11 | 571 | 549 | 524 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7130 | 74.6 | 143 |
| Blue | Male | 6740 | 72.9 | 138 |
| White | Male | 6302 | 70.6 | 132 |
| Green | Male | 5944 | 68.8 | 129 |
| Yellow | Female | 5412 | 71.5 | 131 |
| Aqua | Female | 5150 | 70.2 | 126 |
| Red | Female | 4773 | 68.4 | 118 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 370level
- Green · Black tee
- 355 · 370 · 383front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 53 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 1 to reach, 154 to carry
- Bunker right: 253 to reach, 300 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 345 to carry
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 253 to reach, 300 to carry. Drives that finish short of 253 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 53 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 33 at 271.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 168-6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 159 · 170 · 180front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 31yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 28 to reach, 114 to carry
- Water across the hole: 37 to reach, 99 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 142 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 155 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 37 to reach, 99 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 47 to reach, 99 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 127 to reach, 142 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 410+3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 398 · 409 · 420front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole: 65 to reach, 186 to carry
- Bunker right: 206 to reach, 306 to carry
- Bunker left: 281 to reach, 316 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 255 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 65 to reach, 186 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 65 to reach, 186 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 87 to reach, 173 to carry.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 206 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 206 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 11 at 199.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 76 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].