#1 of 2 in Banner Elk
Diamond Creek
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Atmosphere1st of 2 in Banner Elk
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Course conditions1st of 2 in Banner Elk
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Easier than most courses in Banner Elk
EasierHarder
At a glance
- Access
- Private
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 70
- Length
- 7,017 yards
- Tees
- 6 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 74.8 / 149 slope
- Opened
- 2003
- Difficulty
- Easier than most
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 70 | ||
| Handicap | 16 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | |||||
| Championship | 342 | 406 | 213 | 540 | 426 | 465 | 481 | 185 | 384 | 472 | 198 | 445 | 614 | 184 | 370 | 573 | 213 | 506 | 3442 | 3575 | 7,017 | 70 | 74.8/149 |
| Back (Black) | 325 | 393 | 205 | 535 | 424 | 415 | 448 | 179 | 342 | 417 | 193 | 444 | 575 | 155 | 368 | 570 | 190 | 429 | 3266 | 3341 | 6,607 | 70 | 72.7/144 |
| Back/Middle Hybrid | 325 | 343 | 205 | 494 | 424 | 373 | 448 | 152 | 342 | 366 | 193 | 408 | 575 | 149 | 368 | 543 | 190 | 396 | 3106 | 3188 | 6,294 | 70 | 71.2/140 |
| Middle (White) | 316 | 343 | 183 | 494 | 401 | 373 | 404 | 152 | 301 | 366 | 178 | 408 | 543 | 149 | 324 | 543 | 136 | 396 | 2967 | 3043 | 6,010 | 70 | 69.6/134 |
| Forward (Orange) | 316 | 328 | 160 | 461 | 370 | 338 | 379 | 129 | 283 | 326 | 163 | 370 | 515 | 137 | 308 | 519 | 136 | 334 | 2764 | 2808 | 5,572 | 70 | 67.8/128 |
| Green | 254 | 312 | 101 | 405 | 324 | 260 | 334 | 117 | 242 | 326 | 128 | 304 | 470 | 117 | 229 | 475 | 103 | 334 | 2349 | 2486 | 4,835 | 70 | 64.6/116 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Diamond Creek
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 74.8 | 149 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 44 | 52 |
| Back (Black) | 72.7 | 144 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 49 |
| Back/Middle Hybrid | 71.2 | 140 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 38 | 46 |
| Middle (White) | 69.6 | 134 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 42 |
| Forward (Orange) | 67.8 | 128 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 39 |
| Green | 64.6 | 116 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 32 |
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