Course record

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

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Holes: 18
Par: 70
Place: Banner Elk

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

Sources for this story 1 reference

Course design

Date unrecorded Original design

Tom Fazio

Open Architect record LINKS Magazine / John McNeely interview

Scorecard

Complete 18-hole record

Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.

Course record

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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