Pete Dye River Course Of Virginia Tech
Radford, Virginia · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Pete Dye, opened 1999.
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 1,720 ft the ball carries about 2% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 147. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 13, where the green sits 14 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 31 ft below the tee and plays about 10 yards shorter.
- 4 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 | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 401 | 266 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 475 | 333 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 588 | 428 | |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 497 | 310 | |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | 235 | 133 | |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 399 | 284 | |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 159 | 97 | |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 426 | 308 | |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 579 | 430 | |
| 10 | 4 | 16 | 424 | 264 | |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 488 | 301 | |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 583 | 419 | |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 404 | 270 | |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 182 | 106 | |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 497 | 317 | |
| 16 | 5 | 4 | 590 | 427 | |
| 17 | 3 | 12 | 243 | 145 | |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 495 | 304 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7685 | 77.5 | 145 |
| Maroon | Male | 7088 | 74.8 | 140 |
| White | Male | 6495 | 72.1 | 134 |
| White | Female | 6495 | 77.8 | 143 |
| Orange | Male | 5903 | 69.5 | 128 |
| Orange | Female | 5903 | 74.6 | 135 |
| Red | Female | 5142 | 70.3 | 127 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 391-31 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 390 · 401 · 414front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 231
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 219 to reach, 273 to carry
- Bunker left: 298 to reach, 313 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 346 to reach, 365 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- 2 bunkers right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 31 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 219 to reach, 313 to carry. Drives that finish short of 219 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 29 at 201.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 473-7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 459 · 475 · 488front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: 55 to reach, 320 to carry
- Bunker right: 401 to reach, 409 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 427 to reach, 442 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Fairway water on the left: 55 to reach, 320 to carry. Drives that finish short of 55 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 6 at 198.
- 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 1%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 587-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 573 · 588 · 602front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 224
In play
- Bunker left: 278 to reach, 287 to carry
- Bunker right: 280 to reach, 304 to carry
- Bunker left: 311 to reach, 322 to carry
- Bunker left: 342 to reach, 351 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 440 to reach, 465 to carry
- Bunker left: 531 to reach, 551 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 301 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 278 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 278 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 224 and narrows to 7 at 194.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 72 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].