Bear Trace at Cumberland Mountain State Park
Crossville, Tennessee · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, Tom Peck.
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 1,800 ft the ball carries about 2% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 147. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 6, where the green sits 45 ft above the tee and plays about 15 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 90 ft below the tee and plays about 30 yards shorter.
- 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 8 | 362 | 318 | 290 | 284 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 370 | 312 | 307 | 302 |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | 398 | 362 | 307 | 294 |
| 4 | 5 | 14 | 473 | 459 | 425 | 419 |
| 5 | 3 | 16 | 158 | 146 | 140 | 135 |
| 6 | 4 | 12 | 350 | 332 | 329 | 303 |
| 7 | 4 | 10 | 371 | 340 | 310 | 302 |
| 8 | 3 | 18 | 139 | 114 | 105 | 93 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 540 | 505 | 500 | 497 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 421 | 389 | 290 | 287 |
| 11 | 5 | 5 | 490 | 453 | 345 | 343 |
| 12 | 4 | 15 | 305 | 289 | 280 | 236 |
| 13 | 4 | 7 | 439 | 378 | 335 | 333 |
| 14 | 3 | 17 | 140 | 128 | 120 | 98 |
| 15 | 5 | 9 | 495 | 477 | 396 | 393 |
| 16 | 3 | 13 | 176 | 160 | 126 | 124 |
| 17 | 4 | 11 | 370 | 353 | 285 | 275 |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | 433 | 401 | 320 | 315 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklaus | Male | 6928 | 74 | 141 |
| Blue | Male | 6430 | 71.6 | 139 |
| White | Male | 5916 | 69 | 133 |
| Gold | Male | 5250 | 66.1 | 117 |
| Red | Male | 5073 | 69.6 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 366+11 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 348 · 362 · 375front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 20 ydswide at 187
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 183 to reach, 200 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 11 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 217 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 183 to reach, 200 to carry. Drives that finish short of 183 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 20 yards wide at 187.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 359-32 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 359 · 370 · 380front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 208
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 331 to reach, 340 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 32 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 208.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 408+31 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 381 · 398 · 409front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 218
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 61 to reach, 74 to carry
- Bunker right: 218 to reach, 233 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards longer: the green sits 31 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 61 to reach, 74 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 218 to reach, 233 to carry. Drives that finish short of 218 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 218.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 48 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].