Scioto Country Club Course Tour
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(click to enlarge) Member Scorecard Par 71
Championship Scorecard Par 70
Tee Yardage Rating Slope Championship 7,140 74.3 142 Blue 6,960 74.1 140 White 6,517 72.0 138 Gold 5,952 69.5 131 Silver 5,508 72.6 128 Green 5,149 71.0 126 -
Hole 1
Category Par Yards HCP Championship 4 434 9 Blue 4 420 9 White 4 400 9 Gold 4 376 9 Silver 4 373 9 Green 4 306 9 The opening hole is a very fair test with a tight driving area between bunkers on the left and rough on the right. Big trees on the right may block any errant drives, making the approach shot a difficult one to the green. Par is essential to get off to a good start as the first five holes prove to be very difficult.
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Category Par Yards HCP Championship 4 460 3 Blue 4 458 1 White 4 434 1 Gold 4 399 1 Silver 5 393 5 Green 5 393 5 Hole 2
Hole #2 ranks among the top 500 holes by Golf Magazine and is rated by some publications as the best #2 hole in the United States. This par 4 is the #1 handicap hole at Scioto. The ideal drive is played to the left center of this turtle back fairway. The second shot is a mid to long iron to an elevated green and requires a long carry. Any ball hit beyond the green makes it difficult to get up and down in regulation. To keep his ball on top of the hill on his drive, Bobby Jones used a 4 wood off the tee in the 1926 U.S. Open.
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Hole 3
Category Par Yards HCP Championship 4 384 11 Blue 4 380 11 White 4 372 11 Gold 4 329 11 Silver 4 291 13 Green 4 291 13 Don't be fooled by this relatively short par 4. Strategy off the tee is to favor the left side of the fairway to open the approach shot to the green. The approach shot must be precise to a raised two-tiered green.
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Hole 4
Category Par Yards HCP Championship 2 200 15 Blue 3 190 15 White 3 180 15 Gold 3 167 15 Silver 3 162 17 Green 3 96 17 Perhaps the most difficult par 3. This hole is heavily bunkered and usually played into a prevailing wind. Tee shots to the right center normally roll off the surface of this firm green. Par is a good score. This is also where Gene Sarazen played his most memorable shot in tournament golf in the 1931 Ryder Cup. His tee shot ended up in the shelter house beyond the green, where he played from the concrete floor through the opening in the shelter to the green and won the hole and went on to win his match.
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Hole 5
Category Par Yards HCP Championship 4 452 5 Blue 4 442 3 White 4 430 3 Gold 4 399 3 Silver 4 360 7 Green 4 358 7 This beautiful driving hole begins with a valley sloped between two steep hills and is crossed by a creek. The key to this hole is the second shot that must be exact to the most severe green on the course. Missing the approach shot right, makes for a near impossible up and down. Par on this hole feels like a birdie.
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Hole 6
Category Par Yards HCP Championship 5 560 7 Blue 5 556 7 White 5 488 7 Gold 5 454 7 Silver 5 418 3 Green 5 366 3 This dogleg par 5 gives the average player a chance to recover from the difficult first 5 holes. The key to this is the tee shot which must favor the right side of the fairway to avoid being blocked out from the trees on the left. From this position the bi-level green may be reached with a fairway wood or long iron shot.
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Hole 7
Category Par Yards HCP Championship 4 378 13 Blue 4 376 13 White 4 347 13 Gold 4 332 13 Silver 4 265 15 Green 4 265 15 If you missed your birdie opportunity on the sixth hole, take advantage of this short par four. The tee shot sets up for a right to left ball flight. Short irons will be played in with a good drive but must carry the false front of the green. An approach shot to the center of the green will leave a twenty-foot putt to any location.
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Hole 8
Category Par Yards HCP Championship 4 502 1 Blue 5 516 5 White 5 494 5 Gold 5 452 5 Silver 5 421 1 Green 5 420 1 This is the most picturesque hole at Scioto. It has been remembered by players for many reasons, not all due to beauty. A relatively short par 5, drives to the left, over the trees, reveal a wide landing area short of the lake. From here, an iron to the green is possible, but the safe shot is to the peninsula. The green is completely surrounded by bunkers and water. Course management skills are put to the test for all players.
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Hole 9
Category Par Yards HCP Championsihp 3 162 17 Blue 3 162 17 White 3 145 17 Gold 3 138 17 Silver 3 134 11 Green 3 118 11 This par 3, with its deceptive green causes numerous opportunities for misjudged club selection due in part to pin placement or wind conditions. Better to be conservative than aggressive with the tee shot. A tee shot to the middle of the green is always a wise play. In the 1926 Open, Bobby Jones played this hole 4-over par.
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Hole 10
Category Par Yards HCP Championship 4 424 4 Blue 4 407 4 White 4 396 4 Gold 4 375 4 Silver 4 331 4 Green 4 327 4 Don't let this wide fairway fool you. A good drive to the left center of the fairway will avoid a downhill shot from the right rough. The second shot has a beautiful view looking down to a large green with water in front and to the left.
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Hole 11
Category Par Yards HCP Championship 4 362 12 Blue 4 362 8 White 4 352 8 Gold 4 336 8 Silver 4 303 12 Green 4 302 12 This is the shortest par 4 on the course, with a narrow driving area and a short iron to the green. The undulating green is elevated and well bunkered which makes getting up and down a real challenge.
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Hole 12
Category Par Yards HCP Championship 5 550 2 Blue 5 546 2 White 5 503 2 Gold 5 480 2 Silver 5 442 2 Green 5 440 2 The par 5 12th plays longer than the yardage indicates. It is definitely a three shot hole with only a few of the longer hitters being able to reach the green in two. The drive should be played to the left center of the fairway to avoid Lane Avenue and out of bounds on the right. Your second shot will be almost blind with a large hill and trees to the left.
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Hole 13
Category Par Yards HCP Championship 4 471 8 Blue 4 446 16 White 4 419 16 Gold 4 335 16 Silver 4 335 8 Green 4 289 8 This fine par 4 often plays into a prevailing wind. Bunkers right may come into play so it is best to play down the left center of the fairway. The second shot is to an undulating green. Birdies are rare due to the subtle breaks of the green. A par here is a good start to Scioto's finishing holes.
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Hole 14
Category Par Yards HCP Championship 3 250 14 Blue 3 232 14 White 3 192 14 Gold 3 165 14 Silver 3 126 18 Green 3 120 18 This is Scioto's longest par 3. The green is deeply bunkered on the right, with a steep hill breaking sharply away. Recovery is nearly impossible from that position. This hole demands accuracy with a long iron or fairway wood.
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Hole 15
Category Par Yards HCP Championship 4 447 16 Blue 4 426 12 White 4 389 12 Gold 4 318 12 Silver 4 315 10 Green 4 294 10 A fairway bunker on the right requires a drive to the left side of the fairway. The second shot from a well-placed drive to an elevated, heavily bunkered green may provide a birdie opportunity.
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Hole 16
Category Par Yards HCP Championship 4 426 10 Blue 4 408 6 White 4 393 6 Gold 4 353 6 Silver 4 327 6 Green 4 325 6 This challenging par 4 bends slightly to the right and is a difficult driving hole. Here, the second shot is critical, to a large elevated green across a valley and over a creek. The steep approach to the green prohibits balls landing and running onto the green. Two large bunkers on either side penalize errant shots left or right.
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Hole 17
Category Par Yards HCP Championship 3 202 18 Blue 3 187 18 White 3 159 18 Gold 3 147 18 Silver 3 118 16 Green 3 66 16 A beautiful par 3, this hole can be very demanding from any tee due to the long narrow green and the bunkers surrounding it. To avoid the pond on the left, the smart play is to the right center of the green regardless of the pin location. Although the hole is different today, this is where Jack Nicklaus made his first hole-in-one playing in the Junior Club Championship.
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Hole 18
Category Par Yards HCP Championship 4 476 6 Blue 4 446 10 White 4 424 10 Gold 4 397 10 Silver 5 394 14 Green 5 373 14 This strong finishing hole requires an accurate drive to avoid the trees left and bunkers right. The second shot to Scioto's largest green must avoid large bunkers left and right to give a player one last chance at par or better. This is where Bobby Jones birdied the then par 5, by reaching the green in two shots, to win the 1926 Open by one shot.
