Meadowcreek Golf Course
Charlottesville, Virginia · 18 holes · par 71 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1974.
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 18, where the green sits 80 ft above the tee and plays about 27 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 92 ft below the tee and plays about 31 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 349 | 337 | 332 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 428 | 398 | 332 |
| 3 | 5 | 7 | 505 | 467 | 393 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 118 | 109 | 91 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 388 | 368 | 254 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 464 | 387 | 298 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 366 | 352 | 270 |
| 8 | 4 | 13 | 345 | 321 | 256 |
| 9 | 3 | 15 | 160 | 138 | 97 |
| 10 | 5 | 10 | 526 | 475 | 422 |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 300 | 275 | 226 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 499 | 477 | 414 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 375 | 338 | 269 |
| 14 | 4 | 16 | 332 | 309 | 251 |
| 15 | 3 | 12 | 165 | 149 | 112 |
| 16 | 4 | 18 | 371 | 333 | 316 |
| 17 | 3 | 8 | 188 | 143 | 109 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 321 | 309 | 240 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6073 | 69.9 | 133 |
| Blue | Female | 6073 | 74 | 137 |
| White | Male | 5574 | 67.8 | 125 |
| White | Female | 5574 | 71 | 133 |
| Red | Male | 4628 | 62.6 | 115 |
| Red | Female | 4595 | 66.6 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 332-52 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 333 · 349 · 369front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 17 ydswide at 219
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left of the green
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 320 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 17 yards shorter: the green sits 52 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 183 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 315 to reach, 320 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 17 yards wide at 219.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 416-36 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 409 · 428 · 446front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 59 to reach, 82 to carry
- Water right: 283 to reach, 336 to carry
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 405 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards shorter: the green sits 36 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 59 to reach, 80 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 60 to reach, 82 to carry.
- Fairway water on the right: 283 to reach, 336 to carry. Drives that finish short of 283 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 226.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 520+46 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 492 · 505 · 521front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: 113 to reach, 116 to carry
- Bunker left: 207 to reach, 238 to carry
- Bunker right: 398 to reach, 414 to carry
- Bunker right: 442 to reach, 457 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards longer: the green sits 46 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 207 to reach, 238 to carry. Drives that finish short of 207 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 234.
- Best lay-up: 130 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 29 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 40 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 2 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].