Ponderosa Country Club in Batesburg-Leesville offers an 18-hole layout measuring 6,820 yards from the back tees and playing to a par of 72. The course rates 72.1 with a slope of 128, and its playing surfaces are Bermuda grass.
Designed by Ed Riccoboni, the course opened in 1965. In 2002 all 18 holes underwent a complete renovation that included the greens, fairways and tee boxes. The layout takes in rural scenery across Lexington and Saluda Counties.
| 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 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 10 | |||||
| Blue | 399 | 338 | 166 | 521 | 390 | 404 | 180 | 332 | 516 | 378 | 532 | 390 | 399 | 143 | 400 | 540 | 190 | 382 | 3246 | 3354 | 6,600 | 72 | 71.8/133 |
| White | 383 | 334 | 158 | 510 | 382 | 397 | 168 | 323 | 511 | 371 | 525 | 380 | 379 | 135 | 395 | 534 | 157 | 372 | 3166 | 3248 | 6,414 | 72 | 71.0/130 |
| Gold | 337 | 327 | 149 | 449 | 316 | 283 | 166 | 319 | 509 | 333 | 465 | 318 | 306 | 127 | 370 | 442 | 145 | 275 | 2855 | 2781 | 5,636 | 72 | 68.0/116 |
| Red | 331 | 304 | 118 | 411 | 310 | 276 | 156 | 259 | 335 | 327 | 459 | 311 | 247 | 120 | 311 | 437 | 131 | 270 | 2500 | 2613 | 5,113 | 71 | 65.6/112 |
| Teal | 259 | 304 | 111 | 411 | 262 | 274 | 156 | 259 | 335 | 217 | 392 | 311 | 240 | 118 | 311 | 352 | 90 | 270 | 2371 | 2301 | 4,672 | 71 | 63.6/109 |
| Orange | 259 | 223 | 111 | 343 | 262 | 274 | 114 | 207 | 298 | 217 | 392 | 230 | 240 | 118 | 215 | 352 | 90 | 202 | 2091 | 2056 | 4,147 | 71 | 61.7/98 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71.8 | 133 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 42 |
| White | 71.0 | 130 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 40 |
| Gold | 68.0 | 116 | -4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 33 |
| Red | 65.6 | 112 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 30 |
| Teal | 63.6 | 109 | -7 | -3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 27 |
| Orange | 61.7 | 98 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 22 |
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