Golf Course

Highland Country Club is a Stanley Thomson designed golf course that was opened in 1922. The characteristics of the original design, small well- bunkered greens that mostly slope back to front, have been maintained over the years with a few changes. In 2019, Highland completed a Bunker Restoration Project. Highland is not a long course, however accuracy off the tee is imperative to set up the best approach to our demanding green sites. Don’t be long with your approaches as you will be left with an almost impossible pitch and single putt.

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Tee	Total Yardage	Men's Rating	Men's Slope	Women's Rating	Women's Slope
Championship	6582	72.0	132	77.8	140
Black / Gold	6403	71.1	129	76.7	137
Gold	6230	70.4	127	76.1	136
Gold/Silver	5856	68.7	125	74.1	131
Silver	5472	66.7	120	71.7	127
Blue	5130	65.1	117	70.1	124

Hole 1

The first hole is a straight away medium length par 5. The tee shot is slightly uphill. Favoring the left side of the fairway leaves 2 options for the second shot. You can lay up to 120 yards or be aggressive and have a much shorter pitch that can be semi-blind from a ravine to a well bunkered green with a severe false front.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	510	5	11	5	~
Black / Gold	510	5	11	5	~
Gold	495	5	11	5	~
Gold/Silver	495	5	3	5	~
Silver	452	5	3	5	5
Blue	440	5	3	5	5

Hole 2

The second is a long slightly uphill par 3 that requires a long iron or hybrid for the tee shot. The green is protected by a deep bunker on the front left and one 20 yards short on the right.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	210	3	5	3	~
Black / Gold	198	3	5	3	~
Gold	198	3	5	3	~
Gold/Silver	174	3	13	3	~
Silver	174	3	13	3	9
Blue	166	3	13	3	9

Hole 3

The third is our longest par 5 that is well defined by a series of fairway bunkers on the left and right. A drive into a shallow ravine leaves a blind 2nd shot. Properly played you will be left with a mid to short iron from a flat fairway to a well-bunkered green.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	554	5	13	5	~
Black / Gold	529	5	13	5	~
Gold	529	5	13	5	~
Gold/Silver	529	5	7	5	~
Silver	461	5	7	5	7
Blue	444	5	7	5	7

Hole 4

The fourth is our longest par 4 that requires a long tee shot that favors the left side of the fairway to give the best angle for your long approach to a green that is bunkered front left and back right. This green has a subtle but definitive slope from right to left.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	454	4	1	4	~
Black / Gold	409	4	1	4	~
Gold	409	4	1	4	~
Gold/Silver	347	4	15	4	~
Silver	347	4	15	4	3
Blue	337	4	15	4	3

Hole 5

The fifth is one of our best holes and it proves that a hole need not be long to be difficult. Favoring the right side of the fairway from the tee leaves the best approach to the green. This is where the fun begins as the green has 2 tiers and slopes severely from back to front. Don’t be long with your approach.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	385	4	9	4	~
Black / Gold	385	4	9	4	~
Gold	370	4	9	4	~
Gold/Silver	316	4	5	4	~
Silver	316	4	5	4	11
Blue	304	4	5	4	11

Hole 6

Number 6 is a medium length par 3. The green is well protected with deep bunkers from left and middle right. The green is long and slightly rolling so distance control with your tee shot is a must.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	171	3	15	3	~
Black / Gold	171	3	15	3	~
Gold	155	3	15	3	~
Gold/Silver	155	3	11	3	~
Silver	135	3	11	3	13
Blue	95	3	11	3	15

Hole 7

Number 7 is another extremely demanding par four that gives you the option off the tee to lay up to a flat upper area of the fairway, or to be aggressive and play to a lower ravine that will shorten the approach significantly, however it is narrow and well protected left and right with trees. The approach is uphill to a well bunkered green both front left and front right.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	415	4	3	4	~
Black / Gold	390	4	3	4	~
Gold	390	4	3	4	~
Gold/Silver	390	4	1	4	~
Silver	377	4	1	4	1
Blue	346	4	1	4	1

Hole 8

On number 8, the tee shot landing area is protected on the left by a large oak tree and on the short right by a small ravine and on the long right by a fairway bunker. Accuracy is necessary on this mid-length par 4 to provide a medium length approach to a well bunkered green.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	420	4	7	4	~
Black / Gold	396	4	7	4	~
Gold	396	4	7	4	~
Gold/Silver	327	4	17	4	~
Silver	327	4	17	4	15
Blue	313	4	17	4	13

Hole 9

This is another of our fine shot par 4’s, the more aggressive the tee shot, the more trouble lurks with a fairway bunker on the left and trees on the right of a narrow landing area. Lay up short of the trouble and you are left with a mid to short iron to a small, sloping, well bunkered green. Don’t be long.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	351	4	17	4	~
Black / Gold	351	4	17	4	~
Gold	329	4	17	4	~
Gold/Silver	329	4	9	4	~
Silver	286	4	9	4	17
Blue	271	4	9	4	17

Hole 10

Number 10 is another fine par 3 that plays across a pond to a large green protected on the right by a long deep bunker, and a lateral water hazard. The Green has a subtle slope from left or right.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	184	3	12	3	~
Black / Gold	184	3	12	3	~
Gold	172	3	12	3	~
Gold/Silver	172	3	10	3	~
Silver	155	3	10	3	6
Blue	143	3	10	3	6

Hole 11

The eleventh is a short uphill par 5. The Landing area is protected short left by a pond. There is an opening to reach the green in 2 shots for the longer hitter, however the shot is blind and the smallish green is well protected front left and right by deep bunkers leaving a narrow run area, The prudent play is to lay up with the second shot, leaving a short iron to a severely sloping green.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	480	5	6	5	~
Black / Gold	480	5	6	5	~
Gold	470	5	6	5	~
Gold/Silver	470	5	4	5	~
Silver	414	5	4	5	18
Blue	403	5	4	5	12

Hole 12

The shortest par 3 on the course is probably the most challenging. The front left and right sides are protected by deep bunkers and the green slopes severely from back to front and from right to left. Miss the green and bogey or worse is assured.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	164	3	18	3	~
Black / Gold	164	3	18	3	~
Gold	150	3	18	3	~
Gold/Silver	150	3	16	3	~
Silver	135	3	16	3	16
Blue	116	3	16	3	16

Hole 13

The Thirteenth is another of our terrific short par 4’s, where players have the opportunity to play conservatively off the tee to a wide area that pitches down to a slight ravine, or challenge the fairway bunker on the right side in an effort to play from a flat area with a short pitch to the small well-bunkered green.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	339	4	16	4	~
Black / Gold	339	4	16	4	~
Gold	318	4	16	4	~
Gold/Silver	318	4	14	4	~
Silver	303	4	14	4	14
Blue	294	4	14	4	14

Hole 14

Our final par 5 is also our shortest, that provides options off the tee. The prime landing area is quite narrow and well protected by a fairway bunker on each side, so you can challenge them or lay up short of them. If you choose to go for the green with your second, you must avoid a hazard and bunker on the left, 2 bunkers and out of bounds on the right. The green is very small and slopes severely from back to front.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	460	5	10	5	~
Black / Gold	460	5	10	5	~
Gold	447	5	10	5	~
Gold/Silver	447	5	18	5	~
Silver	416	5	18	5	12
Blue	399	5	18	5	4

Hole 15

Number 15 is perhaps one of the most difficult par 3’s in the area. A ravine borders the entire right side of the hole as well as dense forest. The left and right sides of the green are protected by bunkers. The prudent play is to take one less club than necessary and attempt to run the ball onto the putting surface. Short is also good here.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	237	3	4	3	~
Black / Gold	209	3	4	3	~
Gold	209	3	4	3	~
Gold/Silver	190	3	2	3	~
Silver	190	3	2	3	4
Blue	110	3	2	3	18

Hole 16

The sixteenth is our signature hole. A long par 4 dogleg to the right requires a straight tee shot to a flat upper landing area. This leaves a long second, uphill to a small fairly flat green. There are bunkers fronting each side of the green and the bunker on the right appears to be much closer to the green than it is. Par is a great score here.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	443	4	2	4	~
Black / Gold	423	4	2	4	~
Gold	423	4	2	4	~
Gold/Silver	329	4	8	4	~
Silver	329	4	8	4	2
Blue	318	4	8	4	2

Hole 17

Standing on 17 tee, don’t be distracted by the fabulous view of downtown London. The hole requires an accurate, but not long tee shot to a narrowing landing area protected on the left by a fairway bunker, while long right will funnel into a ravine and fescue. The green is protected front left and right by bunkers.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	401	4	8	4	~
Black / Gold	401	4	8	4	~
Gold	389	4	8	4	~
Gold/Silver	337	4	12	4	~
Silver	337	4	12	4	8
Blue	325	4	12	4	8

Hole 18

Our finishing hole is not long, but very demanding. A well struck tee shot will run out in a gully that is 130 yards from the green. A tee shot hit right may go out of bounds and one to the left will require an approach from thick rough. The green is protected on the front left and right by deep bunkers so the run up area is narrow. The green is fairly flat, however there are some subtleties.

Category	Yards	Men's Par	Men's HCP	Women's Par	Women's HCP
Championship	404	4	14	4	~
Black / Gold	404	4	14	4	~
Gold	381	4	14	4	~
Gold/Silver	381	4	6	4	~
Silver	318	4	6	4	10
Blue	306	4	6	4	10