Independence Golf Club vs Richmond Country Club Golf Course

4.4 mi apart · numbers from each course's map geometry

near Richmond, Virginia

Measure	Independence Golf Club	Richmond Country Club Golf Course
Holes	18	18
Par	72	71
Par 3 · 4 · 5	4 · 10 · 4	4 · 11 · 3
Measured length	5,139 yd	6,399 yd
Longest hole	No. 17, 486 yd	No. 3, 581 yd
Bunkers	50	44
Sand	1.9 acres	0.5 acres
Holes with water	8	4
Water on the property	9.8 acres	5 acres
Total climb	271 ft	293 ft
Elevation	133–231 ft	166–257 ft
Biggest drop to a green	-28 ft	-32 ft
Average green	4,957 sq ft	5,140 sq ft
Average fairway width	44 yd	36 yd
Green to next tee, total	2,879 yd	1,674 yd
Property	208 acres	175 acres
Cart path	–	4.6 mi
Driving range	not mapped	yes

Hole by hole

Par and measured yards for each hole; rise is tee to green.

Hole	Independence Golf Club			Richmond Country Club Golf Course
	Par	Yd	Rise	Par	Yd	Rise
1	4	393	-28	4	364	+1
2	4	313	-6	3	205	-15
3	4	279	-11	5	581	+17
4	5	423	+9	4	369	-21
5	4	285	+10	4	430	-25
6	4	291	+21	3	189	-32
7	3	145	+20	4	330	+18
8	5	407	+6	4	352	+41
9	3	134	+15	5	460	+20
10	4	263	-26	4	334	-9
11	3	86	-2	3	156	-13
12	4	239	+4	4	458	+1
13	5	407	+30	5	387	-10
14	3	111	+14	4	428	+9
15	4	254	+2	3	147	-10
16	4	329	-10	4	432	+18
17	5	486	-15	4	367	-7
18	4	294	+21	4	410	+4

Both courses are drawn by OpenStreetMap contributors; a difference in detail (bunker counts especially) can be a difference in how carefully each was mapped. How each number is measured.