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London Downs Golf Club
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About London Downs Golf Club
London Downs Golf Club is a semi-private course in central Virginia, set between Lynchburg to the east and Bedford to the west, just off U.S. Route 460. The setting offers views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Two PGA professionals are on staff, and the club offers several membership classifications.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,014 yards
- Tees
- 5 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 74.0 / 139 slope
- Opened
- 1991
- Difficulty
- Average
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 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 5 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 6 | |||||
| Blue | 456 | 204 | 381 | 508 | 407 | 402 | 182 | 604 | 386 | 402 | 502 | 193 | 399 | 579 | 158 | 433 | 386 | 432 | 3530 | 3484 | 7,014 | 72 | 74.0/139 |
| White | 427 | 163 | 351 | 461 | 373 | 390 | 140 | 549 | 364 | 365 | 477 | 168 | 330 | 548 | 135 | 392 | 357 | 396 | 3218 | 3168 | 6,386 | 72 | 71.1/133 |
| Gold | 400 | 135 | 315 | 441 | 343 | 286 | 113 | 482 | 303 | 313 | 452 | 150 | 268 | 502 | 120 | 357 | 324 | 347 | 2818 | 2833 | 5,651 | 72 | 67.8/125 |
| Red | 367 | 113 | 275 | 341 | 311 | 246 | 90 | 449 | 276 | 275 | 408 | 126 | 227 | 458 | 95 | 316 | 287 | 294 | 2468 | 2486 | 4,954 | 72 | 64.5/115 |
| Executive | 170 | 113 | 220 | 268 | 200 | 201 | 90 | 278 | 215 | 194 | 276 | 126 | 182 | 310 | 95 | 220 | 218 | 224 | 1755 | 1845 | 3,600 | 72 | 59.9/101 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at London Downs Golf Club
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 74.0 | 139 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 46 |
| White | 71.1 | 133 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 34 | 41 |
| Gold | 67.8 | 125 | -4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 36 |
| Red | 64.5 | 115 | -8 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 29 |
| Executive | 59.9 | 101 | -12 | -8 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
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