Providence Golf Club
Richmond, Virginia · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by Lester George, opened 2002.
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 240 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 14, where the green sits 38 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 50 ft below the tee and plays about 17 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 407 | 386 | 353 | 325 |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | 171 | 152 | 135 | 122 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 409 | 394 | 351 | 312 |
| 4 | 4 | 15 | 311 | 300 | 280 | 270 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | 515 | 491 | 467 | 429 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 165 | 131 | 119 | 109 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 413 | 400 | 375 | 335 |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | 525 | 505 | 489 | 408 |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 215 | 191 | 177 | 155 |
| 10 | 4 | 18 | 318 | 296 | 269 | 250 |
| 11 | 3 | 10 | 186 | 168 | 145 | 120 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 558 | 530 | 477 | 415 |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 418 | 372 | 352 | 270 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 364 | 351 | 329 | 300 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 448 | 422 | 374 | 358 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 431 | 403 | 355 | 320 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 158 | 144 | 115 | 95 |
| 18 | 5 | 14 | 517 | 501 | 432 | 393 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6529 | 71.2 | 134 |
| Blue | Male | 6137 | 69.1 | 129 |
| Blue | Female | 6137 | 75.3 | 138 |
| White | Male | 5594 | 66.1 | 122 |
| White | Female | 5594 | 71.6 | 130 |
| Red | Female | 4986 | 67.6 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 410+8 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 390 · 407 · 416front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 28 at 253.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-left 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.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 169-7 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 156 · 171 · 188front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 24yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front 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 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 417+23 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 397 · 409 · 428front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 52 ydswide at 278
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 315 to reach, 323 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 345 to reach, 363 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 23 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 259 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 52 yards wide at 278 and narrows to 34 at 317.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 33 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].