Balsam Mountain Preserve

Sylva, NC · Par 70, 18 holes. 18 holes mapped, 18 greens with slope maps.

Scorecard

Tees	Yards	Par	Rating	Slope
Black	6858	70	73.5	149
Blue	6359	70	70.2	144
Palmer	6050	70	68.9	140
White	5783	70	68.1	132
White (women)	5783	70	73.1	148
Red (women)	4923	70	66.8	124

Difficulty: One of the toughest around. Tougher than 100% of the 12 courses within 50 miles, by slope rating (149 from the back tees).

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Hole by hole

Hole 1

Par 4 · Hcp 7

Black 447 · Blue 404 · Palmer 380 · White 380 · Red 326

Green: 28 yds deep · Slopes back to front, about 2.6% · 2.1 ft high to low

From the tee	Reach	Carry
Fairway bunker, right	270	316

Hole 2

Par 4 · Hcp 9

Black 422 · Blue 396 · Palmer 332 · White 332 · Red 284

Green: 23 yds deep · Slopes back to front, about 1.4% · 1.9 ft high to low

From the tee	Reach	Carry
Fairway bunker, left	30	44
Fairway bunker, right	255	287
Fairway bunker, across the hole	295	321

Hole 3

Par 3 · Hcp 17

Black 196 · Blue 176 · Palmer 176 · White 155 · Red 117

Green: 34 yds deep · Fairly flat · 1.1 ft high to low

Hole 4

Par 5 · Hcp 15

Black 494 · Blue 463 · Palmer 444 · White 444 · Red 310

Green: 22 yds deep · Slopes back to front, about 2.8% · 2.9 ft high to low

From the tee	Reach	Carry
Fairway bunker, left	293	317

Hole 5

Par 4 · Hcp 5

Black 348 · Blue 325 · Palmer 325 · White 298 · Red 270

Green: 32 yds deep · Slopes back to front, about 2.3% · 1.6 ft high to low

From the tee	Reach	Carry
Fairway bunker, right	250	264

Hole 6

Par 4 · Hcp 3

Black 458 · Blue 430 · Palmer 430 · White 404 · Red 356

Green: 28 yds deep · Slopes left to right, about 2.0% · 2.8 ft high to low

From the tee	Reach	Carry
Fairway bunker, right	278	326
Fairway bunker, left	284	328

Hole 7

Par 3 · Hcp 13

Black 226 · Blue 203 · Palmer 178 · White 178 · Red 110

Green: 34 yds deep · Fairly flat · 1.4 ft high to low

Hole 8

Par 4 · Hcp 11

Black 433 · Blue 417 · Palmer 417 · White 399 · Red 277

Green: 20 yds deep · Slopes back to front, about 1.4% · 2.1 ft high to low

Hole 9

Par 4 · Hcp 1

Black 442 · Blue 406 · Palmer 387 · White 387 · Red 298

Green: 33 yds deep · Slopes back to front, about 4.9% · 5.3 ft high to low

From the tee	Reach	Carry
Fairway bunker, right	267	307

Hole 10

Par 3 · Hcp 16

Black 176 · Blue 166 · Palmer 166 · White 149 · Red 119

Green: 36 yds deep · Slopes back to front, about 3.6% · 4.2 ft high to low

From the tee	Reach	Carry
Water, across the hole	75	154

Hole 11

Par 4 · Hcp 18

Black 344 · Blue 310 · Palmer 310 · White 276 · Red 179

Green: 28 yds deep · Slopes back to front, about 4.5% · 3.5 ft high to low

From the tee	Reach	Carry
Fairway bunker, left	227	245
Fairway bunker, right	229	247
Fairway bunker, left	264	283

Hole 12

Par 5 · Hcp 8

Black 495 · Blue 449 · Palmer 428 · White 428 · Red 352

Green: 22 yds deep · Slopes back to front, about 4.2% · 3.6 ft high to low

From the tee	Reach	Carry
Fairway bunker, right	356	372

Hole 13

Par 3 · Hcp 4

Black 243 · Blue 206 · Palmer 184 · White 184 · Red 151

Green: 38 yds deep · Fairly flat · 1.5 ft high to low

From the tee	Reach	Carry
Fairway bunker, left	28	48
Water, across the hole	104	163

Hole 14

Par 5 · Hcp 12

Black 551 · Blue 525 · Palmer 525 · White 495 · Red 461

Green: 26 yds deep · Slopes back to front, about 1.3% · 1.4 ft high to low

From the tee	Reach	Carry
Fairway bunker, left	215	238
Fairway bunker, left	230	252
Fairway bunker, left	253	278
Fairway bunker, left	439	458

Hole 15

Par 4 · Hcp 14

Black 370 · Blue 345 · Palmer 345 · White 319 · Red 246

Green: 34 yds deep · Slopes back to front, about 3.6% · 2.9 ft high to low

From the tee	Reach	Carry
Fairway bunker, right	26	35
Fairway bunker, left	237	253
Fairway bunker, left	259	279
Fairway bunker, left	283	299
Fairway bunker, right	327	348

Hole 16

Par 4 · Hcp 2

Black 477 · Blue 447 · Palmer 397 · White 397 · Red 307

Green: 31 yds deep · Fairly flat · 1.4 ft high to low

From the tee	Reach	Carry
Fairway bunker, left	279	326

Hole 17

Par 4 · Hcp 6

Black 396 · Blue 370 · Palmer 370 · White 316 · Red 281

Green: 27 yds deep · Slopes left to right, about 3.7% · 2.7 ft high to low

From the tee	Reach	Carry
Fairway bunker, left	252	269
Fairway bunker, left	256	269
Fairway bunker, left	262	277

Hole 18

Par 3 · Hcp 10

Black 214 · Blue 194 · Palmer 163 · White 163 · Red 127

Green: 25 yds deep · Slopes left to right, about 3.7% · 3.2 ft high to low