Eighteen Hole Regulation At Pipestem State Park Resort
Pipestem, West Virginia · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Designed by Geoffrey S. Cornish, ASGCA, opened 1966.
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 2,580 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 18, where the green sits 45 ft above the tee and plays about 15 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 47 ft below the tee and plays about 16 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 10 | 386 | 350 | 335 | 321 |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | 365 | 349 | 333 | 277 |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | 203 | 182 | 161 | 89 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 491 | 466 | 441 | 416 |
| 5 | 4 | 18 | 354 | 323 | 286 | 264 |
| 6 | 4 | 14 | 363 | 346 | 329 | 312 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 431 | 413 | 395 | 287 |
| 8 | 3 | 16 | 173 | 153 | 133 | 113 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 555 | 535 | 515 | 438 |
| 10 | 4 | 7 | 425 | 405 | 385 | 320 |
| 11 | 4 | 17 | 309 | 285 | 263 | 254 |
| 12 | 4 | 15 | 352 | 337 | 318 | 303 |
| 13 | 5 | 11 | 477 | 459 | 419 | 411 |
| 14 | 3 | 9 | 191 | 169 | 149 | 139 |
| 15 | 4 | 5 | 438 | 420 | 395 | 284 |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 585 | 541 | 520 | 469 |
| 17 | 3 | 13 | 185 | 138 | 117 | 96 |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | 434 | 393 | 353 | 225 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6884 | 72.5 | 125 |
| White | Male | 6221 | 69.9 | 121 |
| Gold | Male | 5782 | 67.9 | 115 |
| Red | Female | 5567 | 72.3 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 392+17 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 373 · 386 · 400front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 220
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 280 to reach, 294 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 17 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 280 to reach, 294 to carry. Drives that finish short of 280 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 220.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 358-22 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 350 · 365 · 379front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 205
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 163 to reach, 190 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 22 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 259 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 163 to reach, 190 to carry. Drives that finish short of 163 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 205.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 208+16 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 188 · 203 · 218front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 31yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 16 ft above the tee.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- 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 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 514 · 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
- 38 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].