Houndslake Country Club
About Houndslake Country Club
Houndslake Country Club spreads across more than three hundred acres in Aiken, with azaleas and dogwoods lining the grounds. The club is built around a 27-hole championship golf course, laid out to suit both casual weekend players and accomplished competitors.
The Dogwood and Laurel nines have a long tournament history, having hosted the South Carolina Golf Association Amateur Championship in 1977 and 1981, the South Carolina Golf Association Four Ball Championship in 1982 and 1984, the South Carolina PGA Pro Junior in 2001 and 2002, several United States Amateur qualifiers, the Women's Transnational Amateur and the Joe Wyatt High School Junior Invitational. The course also serves as home to the Women's Eastern Golf Association Senior Championship.
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Beyond golf, the club offers a swimming pool, tennis courts and dining facilities.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,516 yards
- Tees
- 7 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 71.7 / 132 slope
- Opened
- 1974
- 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 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 10 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 5 | |||||
| Blue | 509 | 357 | 375 | 176 | 525 | 345 | 390 | 159 | 369 | 511 | 347 | 173 | 435 | 391 | 424 | 526 | 150 | 354 | 3205 | 3311 | 6,516 | 72 | 71.7/132 |
| White | 474 | 331 | 344 | 167 | 506 | 326 | 366 | 142 | 341 | 478 | 319 | 158 | 377 | 356 | 391 | 490 | 131 | 327 | 2997 | 3027 | 6,024 | 72 | 69.3/130 |
| White / Gold | 474 | 331 | 271 | 158 | 506 | 326 | 323 | 135 | 305 | 478 | 319 | 150 | 377 | 278 | 342 | 490 | 131 | 277 | 2829 | 2842 | 5,671 | 72 | 67.6/124 |
| Gold | 434 | 281 | 271 | 158 | 489 | 318 | 323 | 135 | 305 | 451 | 294 | 150 | 305 | 278 | 342 | 461 | 122 | 277 | 2714 | 2680 | 5,394 | 72 | 66.8/116 |
| Gold / Red | 434 | 281 | 271 | 158 | 489 | 318 | 323 | 135 | 305 | 451 | 284 | 150 | 305 | 278 | 304 | 461 | 122 | 239 | 2714 | 2594 | 5,308 | 72 | 66.3/114 |
| Red | 415 | 276 | 264 | 150 | 473 | 310 | 303 | 130 | 301 | 386 | 284 | 116 | 302 | 272 | 304 | 417 | 126 | 239 | 2622 | 2446 | 5,068 | 72 | 65.4/112 |
| Teal | 325 | 200 | 221 | 100 | 335 | 199 | 245 | 77 | 230 | 324 | 209 | 113 | 277 | 214 | 241 | 280 | 94 | 182 | 1932 | 1934 | 3,866 | 68 | 61.0/103 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Houndslake Country Club
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71.7 | 132 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 42 |
| White | 69.3 | 130 | -3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 39 |
| White / Gold | 67.6 | 124 | -4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 35 |
| Gold | 66.8 | 116 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 32 |
| Gold / Red | 66.3 | 114 | -6 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 31 |
| Red | 65.4 | 112 | -7 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 29 |
| Teal | 61.0 | 103 | -7 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 26 |
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