Blue Hills Golf Course
Roanoke, Virginia · 18 holes · par 71 · Semi-Private. Designed by Clarence R. King, opened 1920.
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 1,040 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 18, where the green sits 70 ft above the tee and plays about 23 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 61 ft below the tee and plays about 20 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | Red | Black | Green | Blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 377 | 353 | 348 | 310 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 174 | 164 | 161 | 89 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 362 | 347 | 338 | 214 |
| 4 | 3 | 13 | 183 | 170 | 127 | 112 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 374 | 341 | 336 | 328 |
| 6 | 5 | 15 | 562 | 520 | 424 | 410 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 337 | 314 | 307 | 273 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 389 | 336 | 328 | 320 |
| 9 | 4 | 17 | 382 | 365 | 300 | 247 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 367 | 338 | 328 | 249 |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | 211 | 168 | 153 | 122 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 421 | 406 | 346 | 306 |
| 13 | 5 | 10 | 557 | 505 | 497 | 442 |
| 14 | 5 | 12 | 507 | 490 | 416 | 411 |
| 15 | 3 | 8 | 189 | 172 | 122 | 117 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 415 | 403 | 366 | 324 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 169 | 152 | 128 | 120 |
| 18 | 5 | 16 | 477 | 459 | 386 | 384 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | Male | 6453 | 70.1 | 120 |
| Black | Male | 6003 | 67.7 | 116 |
| Black | Female | 6003 | 73.5 | 125 |
| Green | Male | 5411 | 65 | 110 |
| Green | Female | 5411 | 70.4 | 118 |
| Blue | Male | 4959 | 63 | 104 |
| Blue | Female | 4959 | 67.9 | 113 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 378+3 ft
- Green · Red tee
- 364 · 377 · 391front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 41yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 262 to reach, 280 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 262 to reach, 280 to carry. Drives that finish short of 262 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 234 and narrows to 20 at 264.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 182+25 ft
- Green · Red tee
- 161 · 174 · 193front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 24yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 25 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 343-58 ft
- Green · Red tee
- 347 · 362 · 374front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 19 yards shorter: the green sits 58 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 229.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 515 · 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
- 22 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].