River Creek Club
Leesburg, Virginia · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Ault-Clark, opened 1997.
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 260 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 4, where the green sits 18 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 54 ft below the tee and plays about 18 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 6 | 420 | 366 | 331 | |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | 356 | 293 | 253 | |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | 383 | 327 | 287 | |
| 4 | 5 | 16 | 512 | 418 | 405 | |
| 5 | 3 | 14 | 193 | 157 | 110 | |
| 6 | 4 | 8 | 429 | 386 | 330 | |
| 7 | 3 | 18 | 199 | 144 | 111 | |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 443 | 373 | 331 | |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 558 | 503 | 444 | |
| 10 | 4 | 9 | 399 | 352 | 323 | |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | 578 | 520 | 460 | |
| 12 | 4 | 13 | 326 | 306 | 257 | |
| 13 | 4 | 7 | 406 | 362 | 326 | |
| 14 | 3 | 17 | 170 | 123 | 84 | |
| 15 | 4 | 11 | 391 | 330 | 260 | |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 606 | 518 | 470 | |
| 17 | 3 | 15 | 224 | 170 | 139 | |
| 18 | 4 | 5 | 443 | 343 | 306 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 7036 | 73.4 | 140 |
| Blue | Male | 6548 | 71.8 | 127 |
| White | Male | 5991 | 70.2 | 121 |
| Red | Female | 5241 | 72.1 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 420level
- Green · Gold tee
- 407 · 420 · 431front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 35yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 240
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 262 to reach, 295 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 262 to reach, 295 to carry. Drives that finish short of 262 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 240.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 351-15 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 343 · 356 · 370front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 254 to reach, 272 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 340 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 15 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 309 to reach, 340 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 311 to reach, 340 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 254 to reach, 272 to carry. Drives that finish short of 254 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 225 and narrows to 39 at 259.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers and water; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 378-16 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 375 · 383 · 393front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 183 to reach, 202 to carry
- Bunker right: 232 to reach, 259 to carry
- Bunker left: 258 to reach, 286 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 16 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 183 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 183 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 31 at 252.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · 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
- 65 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].