The Water S Edge Country Club
Penhook, Virginia · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by R.F. Loving, Jr., opened 1988.
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 850 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 8, where the green sits 44 ft above the tee and plays about 15 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 71 ft below the tee and plays about 24 yards shorter.
- 11 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 | 5 | 7 | 475 | 460 | 407 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 194 | 170 | 146 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 365 | 340 | 326 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 325 | 286 | 276 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 509 | 489 | 465 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 375 | 355 | 295 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 152 | 132 | 110 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 380 | 330 | 317 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 387 | 358 | 331 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 406 | 385 | 350 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 195 | 135 | 100 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 336 | 312 | 285 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 505 | 493 | 460 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 372 | 339 | 301 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 148 | 125 | 115 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 388 | 363 | 364 |
| 17 | 5 | 10 | 495 | 451 | 416 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 434 | 389 | 323 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edge | Male | 6967 | 73.8 | 131 |
| Blue | Male | 6441 | 71 | 127 |
| White | Female | 5912 | 74.2 | 128 |
| White | Male | 5912 | 68.3 | 119 |
| Red | Female | 5387 | 70.9 | 121 |
| Yellow | Female | 4369 | 64.7 | 109 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 473-6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 457 · 475 · 487front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 218
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the right
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 270 to reach, 303 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 170 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 270 to reach, 303 to carry. Drives that finish short of 270 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 218 and narrows to 29 at 268.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 1%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 177-52 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 180 · 194 · 208front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 17 yards shorter: the green sits 52 ft below the tee.
- 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 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 374+28 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 349 · 365 · 379front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 210
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 202 to reach, 233 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 253 to reach, 266 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 28 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 202 to reach, 233 to carry. Drives that finish short of 202 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 210 and narrows to 23 at 260.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 52 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].