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Diamond Creek
Tom Fazio made a mountain course at Diamond Creek without putting every climb inside a golf hole. LINKS describes approximately one million cubic yards of earthmoving, with much of the elevation change placed in the transitions between holes.1
Open the Club record- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 70
- Club location
- Banner Elk North Carolina
Diamond Creek design and history
Sand dressing on the bentgrass fairways helped maintain the firm playing conditions the founders sought. The resulting combination put the mountains around the round while keeping the running surface central to how it played.1
Course design
Scorecard
Complete 18-hole record
Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.
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Tee register
| Tee | Gender | Par | Rating | Slope | Front yards | Back yards | Total yards | Front par | Back par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Men | 70 | 74.8 | 149 | 3,575 | 3,442 | 7,017 | 35 | 35 |
| Back (Black) | Men | 70 | 72.7 | 144 | 3,341 | 3,266 | 6,607 | 35 | 35 |
| Back/Middle Hybrid | Men | 70 | 71.2 | 140 | 3,188 | 3,106 | 6,294 | 35 | 35 |
| Middle (White) · Men | Men | 70 | 69.6 | 134 | 3,043 | 2,967 | 6,010 | 35 | 35 |
| Middle (White) · Women | Women | 70 | 75.7 | 149 | 3,043 | 2,967 | 6,010 | 35 | 35 |
| Forward (Orange) · Women | Women | 70 | 73.3 | 144 | 2,808 | 2,764 | 5,572 | 35 | 35 |
| Forward (Orange) · Men | Men | 70 | 67.8 | 128 | 2,808 | 2,764 | 5,572 | 35 | 35 |
| Green · Men | Men | 70 | 64.6 | 116 | 2,486 | 2,349 | 4,835 | 35 | 35 |
| Green · Women | Women | 70 | 69.1 | 131 | 2,486 | 2,349 | 4,835 | 35 | 35 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 472 | 198 | 445 | 614 | 184 | 370 | 573 | 213 | 506 | 3,575 | 342 | 406 | 213 | 540 | 426 | 465 | 481 | 185 | 384 | 3,442 | 7,017 |
| Back (Black) | 417 | 193 | 444 | 575 | 155 | 368 | 570 | 190 | 429 | 3,341 | 325 | 393 | 205 | 535 | 424 | 415 | 448 | 179 | 342 | 3,266 | 6,607 |
| Back/Middle Hybrid | 366 | 193 | 408 | 575 | 149 | 368 | 543 | 190 | 396 | 3,188 | 325 | 343 | 205 | 494 | 424 | 373 | 448 | 152 | 342 | 3,106 | 6,294 |
| Middle (White) · Men | 366 | 178 | 408 | 543 | 149 | 324 | 543 | 136 | 396 | 3,043 | 316 | 343 | 183 | 494 | 401 | 373 | 404 | 152 | 301 | 2,967 | 6,010 |
| Middle (White) · Women | 366 | 178 | 408 | 543 | 149 | 324 | 543 | 136 | 396 | 3,043 | 316 | 343 | 183 | 494 | 401 | 373 | 404 | 152 | 301 | 2,967 | 6,010 |
| Forward (Orange) · Women | 326 | 163 | 370 | 515 | 137 | 308 | 519 | 136 | 334 | 2,808 | 316 | 328 | 160 | 461 | 370 | 338 | 379 | 129 | 283 | 2,764 | 5,572 |
| Forward (Orange) · Men | 326 | 163 | 370 | 515 | 137 | 308 | 519 | 136 | 334 | 2,808 | 316 | 328 | 160 | 461 | 370 | 338 | 379 | 129 | 283 | 2,764 | 5,572 |
| Green · Men | 326 | 128 | 304 | 470 | 117 | 229 | 475 | 103 | 334 | 2,486 | 254 | 312 | 101 | 405 | 324 | 260 | 334 | 117 | 242 | 2,349 | 4,835 |
| Green · Women | 326 | 128 | 304 | 470 | 117 | 229 | 475 | 103 | 334 | 2,486 | 254 | 312 | 101 | 405 | 324 | 260 | 334 | 117 | 242 | 2,349 | 4,835 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Hcp | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
Front nine Holes 1-9
| Tee or hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 472 | 198 | 445 | 614 | 184 | 370 | 573 | 213 | 506 | 3,575 |
| Back (Black) | 417 | 193 | 444 | 575 | 155 | 368 | 570 | 190 | 429 | 3,341 |
| Back/Middle Hybrid | 366 | 193 | 408 | 575 | 149 | 368 | 543 | 190 | 396 | 3,188 |
| Middle (White) · Men | 366 | 178 | 408 | 543 | 149 | 324 | 543 | 136 | 396 | 3,043 |
| Middle (White) · Women | 366 | 178 | 408 | 543 | 149 | 324 | 543 | 136 | 396 | 3,043 |
| Forward (Orange) · Women | 326 | 163 | 370 | 515 | 137 | 308 | 519 | 136 | 334 | 2,808 |
| Forward (Orange) · Men | 326 | 163 | 370 | 515 | 137 | 308 | 519 | 136 | 334 | 2,808 |
| Green · Men | 326 | 128 | 304 | 470 | 117 | 229 | 475 | 103 | 334 | 2,486 |
| Green · Women | 326 | 128 | 304 | 470 | 117 | 229 | 475 | 103 | 334 | 2,486 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| Hcp | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 |
Back nine Holes 10-18
| Tee or hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 342 | 406 | 213 | 540 | 426 | 465 | 481 | 185 | 384 | 3,442 |
| Back (Black) | 325 | 393 | 205 | 535 | 424 | 415 | 448 | 179 | 342 | 3,266 |
| Back/Middle Hybrid | 325 | 343 | 205 | 494 | 424 | 373 | 448 | 152 | 342 | 3,106 |
| Middle (White) · Men | 316 | 343 | 183 | 494 | 401 | 373 | 404 | 152 | 301 | 2,967 |
| Middle (White) · Women | 316 | 343 | 183 | 494 | 401 | 373 | 404 | 152 | 301 | 2,967 |
| Forward (Orange) · Women | 316 | 328 | 160 | 461 | 370 | 338 | 379 | 129 | 283 | 2,764 |
| Forward (Orange) · Men | 316 | 328 | 160 | 461 | 370 | 338 | 379 | 129 | 283 | 2,764 |
| Green · Men | 254 | 312 | 101 | 405 | 324 | 260 | 334 | 117 | 242 | 2,349 |
| Green · Women | 254 | 312 | 101 | 405 | 324 | 260 | 334 | 117 | 242 | 2,349 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| Hcp | 16 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 18 |
Sources and record notes3 references
Sources for this history
- Diamond Creek | John McNeely Interview
LINKS Magazine / John McNeely interview
Institutional history and course description.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Course record sources
- Club mark sourceClub Mark
- LINKS Magazine / John McNeely interviewTom Fazio · Original design · Date unrecorded