Black Creek Club
Chattanooga, Tennessee · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Brian Silva, opened 2000.
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 730 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 2, where the green sits 25 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 68 ft below the tee and plays about 23 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 | Black | Blue | Gold | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 421 | 402 | 343 | 301 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 445 | 413 | 366 | 321 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 165 | 152 | 123 | 112 |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | 586 | 543 | 460 | 428 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 374 | 354 | 313 | 306 |
| 6 | 5 | 17 | 559 | 511 | 470 | 463 |
| 7 | 3 | 9 | 239 | 215 | 168 | 153 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 392 | 365 | 301 | 272 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 431 | 411 | 341 | 293 |
| 10 | 4 | 16 | 360 | 308 | 286 | 281 |
| 11 | 3 | 10 | 195 | 178 | 145 | 115 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 458 | 416 | 372 | 296 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 485 | 419 | 370 | 318 |
| 14 | 5 | 18 | 526 | 504 | 464 | 437 |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 347 | 329 | 294 | 268 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 446 | 401 | 344 | 324 |
| 17 | 3 | 8 | 243 | 184 | 133 | 109 |
| 18 | 5 | 12 | 532 | 506 | 435 | 407 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7204 | 74.6 | 138 |
| Blue | Male | 6611 | 72.3 | 132 |
| Gray | Male | 6161 | 70.2 | 127 |
| Gold | Male | 5728 | 68.1 | 121 |
| Gold | Female | 5728 | 73.6 | 133 |
| Green | Male | 5204 | 66.1 | 121 |
| Green | Female | 5204 | 71.2 | 129 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 411-30 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 407 · 421 · 438front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 232 to reach, 261 to carry
- Bunker left: 317 to reach, 335 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 30 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 232 to reach, 261 to carry. Drives that finish short of 232 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 235.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 4
- Plays like
- 453+25 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 431 · 445 · 462front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 7.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 223 to reach, 261 to carry
- Bunker left: 293 to reach, 324 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 25 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 311 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 223 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 223 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 22 at 213.
- 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 left to right, about 7.5%. Finish on the 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.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 152-39 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 152 · 165 · 176front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 28yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 39 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
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
- 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].