Lake Monticello Golf Course
Palmyra, Virginia · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Buddy Loving, opened 1972.
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 390 ft the ball carries about 0% 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 13, where the green sits 51 ft above the tee and plays about 17 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 64 ft below the tee and plays about 21 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 460 | 373 | 341 | 341 | 270 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 319 | 315 | 311 | 266 | 266 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 159 | 141 | 124 | 94 | 94 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 398 | 370 | 322 | 309 | 220 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 541 | 508 | 501 | 359 | 359 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 368 | 357 | 320 | 310 | 226 |
| 7 | 5 | 7 | 554 | 521 | 477 | 432 | 266 |
| 8 | 3 | 13 | 201 | 188 | 180 | 158 | 158 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 436 | 418 | 348 | 344 | 180 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | 174 | 142 | 122 | 107 | 107 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 641 | 602 | 513 | 476 | 339 |
| 12 | 4 | 16 | 366 | 312 | 306 | 256 | 256 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 377 | 377 | 270 | 262 | 262 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 427 | 364 | 322 | 276 | 276 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 436 | 329 | 291 | 287 | 287 |
| 16 | 3 | 14 | 194 | 164 | 159 | 126 | 126 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 376 | 354 | 289 | 259 | 259 |
| 18 | 5 | 8 | 503 | 461 | 414 | 389 | 278 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6930 | 73.5 | 142 |
| Purple | Male | 6619 | 72.1 | 139 |
| White | Male | 6296 | 70.6 | 136 |
| Orange | Male | 5950 | 69.3 | 128 |
| Gold | Female | 5610 | 73 | 133 |
| Gold | Male | 5610 | 67.7 | 121 |
| Silver | Male | 5293 | 66.3 | 118 |
| Silver | Female | 5293 | 71.5 | 125 |
| Red | Female | 5051 | 70.2 | 122 |
| Red | Male | 5051 | 65.2 | 116 |
| Green | Female | 4229 | 65.3 | 113 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 461+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 441 · 460 · 476front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 246
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 279 to reach, 290 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 279 to reach, 290 to carry. Drives that finish short of 279 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 246 and narrows to 30 at 286.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 4
- Plays like
- 315-12 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 306 · 319 · 335front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 201
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 224 to reach, 242 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 224 to reach, 242 to carry. Drives that finish short of 224 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 201.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 152-21 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 142 · 159 · 173front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 121 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 21 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 77 to reach, 121 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 77 to reach, 125 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 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 40 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].