Orchard Creek
Waynesboro, Virginia · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Fred Findlay, opened 1950.
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 1,310 ft the ball carries about 2% 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 10, where the green sits 68 ft above the tee and plays about 23 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 78 ft below the tee and plays about 26 yards shorter.
- 11 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 | 5 | 387 | 366 | 316 | 287 | 203 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 376 | 370 | 341 | 340 | 210 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 190 | 165 | 124 | 124 | 71 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 406 | 397 | 333 | 333 | 213 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | 478 | 470 | 417 | 414 | 300 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 441 | 432 | 427 | 423 | 226 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 164 | 148 | 136 | 134 | 88 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 380 | 380 | 328 | 328 | 205 |
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 480 | 474 | 412 | 412 | 255 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 367 | 358 | 290 | 290 | 148 |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | 495 | 490 | 446 | 439 | 300 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 150 | 145 | 145 | 140 | 96 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 346 | 338 | 268 | 268 | 121 |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 168 | 139 | 125 | 125 | 111 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 409 | 406 | 321 | 301 | 187 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 307 | 287 | 282 | 282 | 126 |
| 17 | 4 | 14 | 314 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 172 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 548 | 541 | 481 | 481 | 284 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6409 | 70.8 | 136 |
| White | Male | 6211 | 70 | 132 |
| White/Gold | Male | 5997 | 69.2 | 129 |
| Gold | Male | 5493 | 66.9 | 120 |
| Red | Female | 5422 | 71.4 | 128 |
| Green | Female | 3316 | 59.4 | 101 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 384-8 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 376 · 387 · 399front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 231 to reach, 248 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 286 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 231 to reach, 248 to carry. Drives that finish short of 231 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 21 at 275.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 372-12 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 364 · 376 · 389front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 15yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 232.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 191+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 178 · 190 · 202front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 20yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- 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 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 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 29 hazards with reach and carry
- 12 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].