Sycamore Creek Golf Course
Manakin Sabot, Virginia · 18 holes · par 70 · Semi-Private. Designed by Michael Hurdzan, opened 1992.
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 220 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 43 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 33 ft below the tee and plays about 11 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | 15 | 386 | 340 | 282 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 373 | 354 | 260 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 393 | 368 | 240 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 152 | 137 | 96 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | 502 | 484 | 409 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 416 | 389 | 277 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 396 | 356 | 290 |
| 8 | 3 | 13 | 203 | 175 | 116 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 379 | 350 | 293 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 434 | 410 | 345 |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | 215 | 168 | 116 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 374 | 337 | 241 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 293 | 260 | 215 |
| 14 | 5 | 8 | 540 | 495 | 426 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 159 | 134 | 97 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 379 | 349 | 275 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 169 | 127 | 91 |
| 18 | 5 | 10 | 506 | 490 | 362 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6269 | 70 | 126 |
| White | Male | 5701 | 67.5 | 121 |
| Yellow | Male | 5149 | 65 | 112 |
| Red | Female | 4431 | 64.6 | 111 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 375-33 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 370 · 386 · 399front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 259
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 195 to reach, 253 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 33 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 195 to reach, 253 to carry. Drives that finish short of 195 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 259 and narrows to 28 at 292.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 382+28 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 358 · 373 · 388front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 245
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 280 to reach, 295 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 28 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 280 to reach, 295 to carry. Drives that finish short of 280 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 245.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 393-1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 387 · 393 · 403front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 259
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 254 to reach, 279 to carry
- Bunker right: 282 to reach, 301 to carry
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 254 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 254 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 259 and narrows to 18 at 288.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 44 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].