Grandfather, North Carolina · 18 holes
Grandfather Golf & Country Club
par 71 · 6,962 yd measured · 68 bunkers · water in play on 3 holes · 402 ft of climb
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Holes · par
18 · 71
4 par 3s · 11 par 4s · 3 par 5s
Length
6,962 yd
measured along each hole's centerline
Bunkers
68
1.2 acres of sand
Water
3 holes
34 acres of water on the property
Climb
402 ft
uphill walking, tee to green; 3,733–4,351 ft elevation
Average green
4,846 sq ft
Green to next tee
1,447 yd
walked between holes, in total
Property
325 acres
0.0 mi of cart path
Scorecard, as mapped
Yardage is measured along the centerline drawn on the map, tee marker to the middle of the green, so it runs a little short of the card from the back tees. Rise is the green's elevation minus the tee's; bunkers are those within 50 yards of the line.
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Measured yd | Rise ft | Profile | Bunkers | Water | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | – | 520 | +22 | 5 | – | slight dogleg right | |
| 2 | 4 | – | 391 | -23 | 5 | – | ||
| 3 | 4 | – | 406 | -14 | 3 | – | slight dogleg left | |
| 4 | 4 | – | 453 | +3 | 4 | – | slight dogleg right | |
| 5 | 3 | – | 210 | -6 | 5 | – | ||
| 6 | 5 | – | 563 | +8 | 7 | – | slight dogleg left | |
| 7 | 4 | – | 382 | +17 | 4 | – | ||
| 8 | 4 | – | 371 | +45 | 6 | – | slight dogleg left | |
| 9 | 3 | – | 210 | -17 | 2 | ● | ||
| Out | 35 | 3,506 | ↑216 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | 4 | – | 405 | +65 | 2 | ● | ||
| 11 | 5 | – | 498 | +10 | 5 | – | slight dogleg right | |
| 12 | 3 | – | 175 | +8 | 4 | – | ||
| 13 | 4 | – | 400 | -26 | 4 | – | ||
| 14 | 3 | – | 159 | +23 | 4 | – | ||
| 15 | 4 | – | 388 | -44 | 2 | – | slight dogleg left | |
| 16 | 4 | – | 433 | -43 | 2 | – | sharp dogleg right | |
| 17 | 5 | – | 586 | -71 | 5 | – | slight dogleg left | |
| 18 | 4 | – | 412 | -15 | 6 | ● | ||
| In | 36 | 3,456 | ↑186 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 6,962 | ↑402 | 3 |
What stands out on the map
- Longest hole
- No. 17, 586 yd par 5
- Par 3s
- 4, from 159 yd (No. 14) to 210 yd (No. 9)
- Most bunkers near the line
- No. 6, 7
- Steepest climb to the green
- No. 10, +65 ft
- Biggest drop to the green
- No. 17, -71 ft
- Doglegs
- No. 16 (sharp dogleg right)
- Fairway width
- 29 yd on No. 10 to 57 yd on No. 17, averaged over each fairway's length
- Greens
- largest 5,782 sq ft (No. 9), smallest 3,940 sq ft (No. 8)
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About this page's data
Geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), extract of October 15, 2026 — this course on OpenStreetMap. Elevation from USGS 3DEP via AWS Terrain Tiles; imagery USGS The National Map and USDA NAIP. Course ratings, slope, green fees and conditions are not on this site because no open source publishes them. How each number is measured · Report a problem