Tazewell County Country Club
Pounding Mill, Virginia · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Opened 1927.
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 2,320 ft the ball carries about 3% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 146. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 5, where the green sits 68 ft above the tee and plays about 23 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 72 ft below the tee and plays about 24 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 5 holes and on the right on 1: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 303 | 294 | 288 | 279 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 312 | 303 | 280 | 266 |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | 201 | 170 | 157 | 107 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 435 | 424 | 333 | 330 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 312 | 307 | 301 | 294 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 382 | 369 | 254 | 250 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 380 | 355 | 268 | 261 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 211 | 184 | 81 | 74 |
| 9 | 5 | 11 | 475 | 448 | 387 | 217 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 311 | 279 | 207 | 201 |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | 245 | 199 | 154 | 149 |
| 12 | 4 | 16 | 295 | 287 | 278 | 270 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 113 | 108 | 103 | 97 |
| 14 | 5 | 8 | 547 | 522 | 439 | 433 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 386 | 376 | 282 | 276 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 364 | 358 | 337 | 320 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 382 | 357 | 326 | 234 |
| 18 | 5 | 10 | 543 | 506 | 457 | 422 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6197 | 70.9 | 141 |
| White | Male | 5846 | 69.2 | 136 |
| Gold | Male | 4932 | 65.1 | 126 |
| Gold | Female | 4932 | 69.2 | 132 |
| Red | Female | 4480 | 67.2 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 279-72 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 295 · 303 · 312front · middle · back
- Green size
- 19 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 188
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 24 yards shorter: the green sits 72 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 188.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 321+26 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 302 · 312 · 322front · middle · back
- Green size
- 20 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 194
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 26 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 194 and narrows to 33 at 223.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 199-6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 190 · 201 · 212front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 28yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 155 to carry
- Water left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 72 to reach, 155 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · 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
- 30 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].