TPC Piper Glen Golf Course
Designer: Arnold Palmer
Golf legend Arnold Palmer designed TPC Piper Glen with a unique combination of beauty, challenge, and pure playability. Situated in the hist…
Golf legend Arnold Palmer designed TPC Piper Glen with a unique combination of beauty, challenge, and pure playability. Situated in the historic city of Charlotte, the stunning layout brings out the best of the rolling North Carolina terrain – with natural rock outcroppings, lush oak trees and quiet lake inlets.
# 1 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 17
Women's 11
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 367
BLUE 328
WHITE 300
GOLD 284
GREEN 0
Pro Tips
The opening hole at TPC Piper Glen is a slight dogleg right par 4. The tee shot should favor the right-center to give players a better angle to a green that’s guarded by bunkers to the front left.
# 2 /
Par: 5
Handicaps:
Men's 9
Women's 1
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 529
BLUE 507
WHITE 465
GOLD 447
GREEN 392
Pro Tips
This uphill par 5 offers players a decision off the tee; long hitters can go right of the fairway bunker to try and reach the green in two, while shorter players should go left. The green on this hole is three-tiered, so being on the correct level is rewarded.
# 3 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 5
Women's 7
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 430
BLUE 402
WHITE 365
GOLD 355
GREEN 312
Pro Tips
Tee shots on the third must favor the right side, as a severe drop-off to the left will punish anything in that direction. The approach into this green will play slightly downhill.
# 4 /
Par: 3
Handicaps:
Men's 13
Women's 17
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 210
BLUE 189
WHITE 176
GOLD 152
GREEN 125
Pro Tips
The fourth hole is the longest par 3 on the golf course. It features a three-tiered green, which makes being short of the pin important.
# 5 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 3
Women's 9
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 419
BLUE 401
WHITE 369
GOLD 347
GREEN 273
Pro Tips
This dogleg left par 4 plays slightly uphill. It features a hill on the right side of the fairway and a green that slopes back to front.
# 6 /
Par: 5
Handicaps:
Men's 7
Women's 5
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 556
BLUE 514
WHITE 470
GOLD 462
GREEN 401
Pro Tips
The sixth is the longest hole on the golf course. Long hitters can shorten the hole by taking their tee shot to the right, but risk having trees block out their second if not hit far enough. The second shot will get a lot of roll as it heads steep downhill. Layups should favor the right side to take the heavily guarded left side of the green out of play.
# 7 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 11
Women's 15
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 374
BLUE 352
WHITE 340
GOLD 235
GREEN 229
Pro Tips
The ideal tee shot on this par 4 is down the right side of the fairway. This will leave players a good angle to the green that’s guarded by front and back bunkers. Approach shots should stay left of the pin, as the green has two tiers and slopes from left to right.
# 8 /
Par: 3
Handicaps:
Men's 15
Women's 13
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 189
BLUE 155
WHITE 139
GOLD 143
GREEN 130
Pro Tips
The eighth is a straightaway par 3 over water. Tee shots can easily avoid the water by aiming for the right side of the green.
# 9 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 1
Women's 13
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 436
BLUE 416
WHITE 388
GOLD 346
GREEN 307
Pro Tips
The front nine closes with the most challenging hole on the golf course. An ideal tee ball will favor the left side of the fairway, in order to give the best angle in. Bunkers on the right and left and ponds to the front and back surround the putting surface.
# 10 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 10
Women's 12
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 384
BLUE 378
WHITE 346
GOLD 320
GREEN 273
Pro Tips
The tenth hole is a straightaway par 4, with Fourmile Creek crossing in front of the tee and snaking its way down the entire left side of the fairway and behind the green. Players must be careful not to favor the right side off the tee too much, as it brings a chance of being blocked out by the Carolina Pines right of the fairway.
# 11 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 4
Women's 8
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 435
BLUE 398
WHITE 378
GOLD 367
GREEN 283
Pro Tips
A drive down the left-center of the fairway will leave players the best angle into this elevated green. Longer hitters may want to take less club, as there is a hiding pond long and left of the fairway.
# 12 /
Par: 3
Handicaps:
Men's 12
Women's 16
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 183
BLUE 160
WHITE 141
GOLD 123
GREEN 102
Pro Tips
The twelfth hole is a downhill par 3 that features a tiered green that slopes left-to-right and front-to-back. Players will want to take their tee shot over the left bunker and let the green take it.
# 13 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 2
Women's 4
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 447
BLUE 414
WHITE 374
GOLD 366
GREEN 292
Pro Tips
The split fairway on this long par 4 ebbs and flows and players will be rewarded if they can get their tee shot over the hill. The green is elevated and slopes from back to front and right to left.
# 14 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 6
Women's 2
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 389
BLUE 363
WHITE 346
GOLD 274
GREEN 267
Pro Tips
The tightest tee shot greets players on this par 4. PGA seniors once called this hole “Nightmare on Elm,” in reference to the street on the right. A creek also runs down the right side of the hole from tee to green where it becomes a pond that protects the green. Players will need to keep their golf ball away from the water as the green slopes left to right.
# 15 /
Par: 4
Handicaps:
Men's 8
Women's 14
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 410
BLUE 373
WHITE 368
GOLD 280
GREEN 261
Pro Tips
This dogleg left par 4 plays uphill. Players will want to take their tee shot off the bunker’s right edge to give the best look at a green that slopes from right-to-left.
# 16 /
Par: 5
Handicaps:
Men's 16
Women's 10
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 501
BLUE 488
WHITE 454
GOLD 388
GREEN 352
Pro Tips
The sixteenth is a par 5 that plays longer than its yardage since the second shot goes back up the hill. Players’ tee shot should favor the left and their second shot should finish on the right. The green is tiered and slopes back to front.
# 17 /
Par: 3
Handicaps:
Men's 18
Women's 18
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 137
BLUE 138
WHITE 120
GOLD 108
GREEN 90
Pro Tips
This short, downhill par 3 features Mitchell pond to the left and back of the green. With a green of nearly 40 yards deep and the elevation change of up to 20 yards, this hole can fluctuate significantly in playable distance.
# 18 /
Par: 5
Handicaps:
Men's 14
Women's 6
Yardage by Tee:
BLACK 540
BLUE 489
GOLD 450
GREEN 384
WHITE 351
Pro Tips
The closing hole is a true risk-reward par 5; the more a player challenges Mitchell Pond, the shorter they’ll have into the green. Conservative players will aim towards the right bunker off the tee and play down the right side to give themselves the best angle into the green. Approach shots need to navigate a long greenside bunker on the right and water around the rest of the putting surface.