Ivy Hill Golf Club
Forest, Virginia · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Porter Gibson, opened 1971.
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 890 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 17, where the green sits 54 ft above the tee and plays about 18 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 57 ft below the tee and plays about 19 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 3 holes and on the left on 1: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 17 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 | 5 | 432 | 418 | 383 | 353 | 315 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | 564 | 550 | 499 | 493 | 443 |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | 345 | 341 | 327 | 313 | 309 |
| 4 | 3 | 13 | 160 | 152 | 146 | 140 | 128 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 440 | 424 | 414 | 385 | 373 |
| 6 | 5 | 15 | 487 | 475 | 452 | 430 | 277 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 498 | 472 | 447 | 214 | 146 |
| 8 | 4 | 17 | 393 | 367 | 340 | 328 | 289 |
| 9 | 3 | 7 | 205 | 199 | 179 | 173 | 141 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 393 | 383 | 349 | 342 | 260 |
| 11 | 4 | 12 | 404 | 374 | 366 | 341 | 310 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 432 | 409 | 405 | 364 | 352 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 332 | 330 | 319 | 305 | 279 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 395 | 391 | 375 | 371 | 327 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 211 | 207 | 191 | 182 | 95 |
| 16 | 5 | 10 | 527 | 500 | 482 | 264 | 117 |
| 17 | 5 | 14 | 525 | 521 | 488 | 461 | 389 |
| 18 | 3 | 16 | 223 | 211 | 181 | 156 | 132 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7107 | 74.3 | 139 |
| Blue | Male | 6699 | 73.2 | 136 |
| White | Male | 6249 | 71.4 | 131 |
| Gold | Male | 5446 | 68 | 123 |
| Gold | Female | 5446 | 72.8 | 133 |
| Red | Female | 4811 | 67.5 | 115 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 433+4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 416 · 432 · 446front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 252
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 265 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 252.
- 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.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 545-57 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 544 · 564 · 584front · middle · back
- Green size
- 42 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 299
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 207 to reach, 227 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 19 yards shorter: the green sits 57 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 401 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 207 to reach, 227 to carry. Drives that finish short of 207 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 299.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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.
- The green is 42 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 349+12 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 324 · 345 · 359front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 221
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 12 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 226 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 221 and narrows to 32 at 257.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 518 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 38 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].