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Ruggles Ferry Golf Course
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About Ruggles Ferry Golf Course
Ruggles Ferry Golf Club is a public course in the rolling hills of east Tennessee, located a short drive off Interstate 40 between Knoxville and the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area.
The course features bentgrass greens and bermudagrass fairways, and four sets of tees allow golfers of differing abilities to find a suitable challenge.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,081 yards
- Tees
- 5 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 74.0 / 137 slope
- Opened
- 2001
- Difficulty
- Harder 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 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 5 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 4 | |||||
| Gold | 404 | 175 | 375 | 554 | 413 | 195 | 500 | 461 | 372 | 412 | 457 | 523 | 191 | 563 | 482 | 175 | 391 | 438 | 3449 | 3632 | 7,081 | 72 | 74.0/137 |
| Blue | 388 | 148 | 350 | 514 | 375 | 135 | 480 | 440 | 350 | 390 | 435 | 485 | 169 | 520 | 417 | 140 | 325 | 410 | 3180 | 3291 | 6,471 | 72 | 71.3/131 |
| White | 370 | 125 | 320 | 475 | 340 | 120 | 420 | 385 | 322 | 360 | 360 | 455 | 145 | 470 | 380 | 130 | 300 | 375 | 2877 | 2975 | 5,852 | 72 | 68.3/119 |
| Orange | 345 | 102 | 258 | 440 | 300 | 100 | 380 | 309 | 285 | 335 | 330 | 420 | 110 | 400 | 330 | 105 | 268 | 330 | 2519 | 2628 | 5,147 | 72 | 64.8/108 |
| Yellow | 247 | 86 | 220 | 400 | 277 | 95 | 318 | 263 | 243 | 309 | 217 | 400 | 97 | 366 | 286 | 93 | 250 | 298 | 2149 | 2316 | 4,465 | 72 | 62.3/103 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Ruggles Ferry Golf Course
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 74.0 | 137 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 38 | 46 |
| Blue | 71.3 | 131 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 41 |
| White | 68.3 | 119 | -4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 34 |
| Orange | 64.8 | 108 | -7 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 27 |
| Yellow | 62.3 | 103 | -10 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 23 |
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