“A second-shot course where wedge sharpness and par-3 survival decide the check.”
CC of Jackson plays 7,499 but rewards precision over pure pop — five par-5s-worth of opportunity holes (4, 8, 9, 11, 13, 18) are where the field goes red, so prioritize birdie-or-better rate on the scoring half. The par-3s do the damage: Nos. 6 (205y) and 16 (222y) are long, penalty-tagged, and bleed strokes from everyone regardless of tier. Zoysia fairways and Champion Bermuda greens favor sharp wedge play and confident grain-reading putters. Target players who stuff short approaches and don't bleed on the long one-shotters.
Bombers at 310+ off the tee shrink the course to a wedge-fest: just 139.6 yards per approach, with multiple scoring holes left inside 110. They get short irons into 4, 9, 11 and 13.
Convert the glut of wedge approaches on opportunity holes and simply avoid giving shots back on 6 and 16.
The 295-310 group leaves 149.7 per approach — a full 10 yards back from the elite tier on every hole, turning stock wedges into 8- and 9-irons.
Elite ball-striking to offset the yardage gap; make the par-3s a non-event and clean up the five par-5s.
Sub-295 drivers face 159.1 yards per approach and are hitting mid-irons into holes the leaders attack with wedge. Nos. 2 (178y approach) and 14 (190y) become genuine bogey threats.
Elite iron play and a hot Bermuda putter are mandatory to hang; margin for error is thin from distance.
| Hole | Par | Yds | Elite | Mid | Bottom | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 4 | 453 | 1389i / 8i | 1518i / 7i | 1637i / 6i | No freebie to start; par is a fine score here. |
| #2 | 4 | 468 | 1538i / 7i | 1667i / 6i | 1787i / 6i | Quietly one of the hardest pars on the card for shorter hitters. |
| #3 | 3 | 189 | 1896i / 5i | 1896i / 5i | 1896i / 5i | Length tier doesn't matter — pure iron test. |
| #4 | 5 | 583 | 95PW / 9i | 108PW / 9i | 1209i / 8i | A must-score hole despite the length — wedge-third stat matters. |
| #5 | 4 | 429 | 114PW / 9i | 1279i / 8i | 1399i / 8i | Soft opportunity for bombers even without the flag tag. |
| #6 | 3 | 205 | 2055i / 4i | 2055i / 4i | 2055i / 4i | One of the two round-defining par-3s; bogey avoidance is the whole game here. |
| #7 | 4 | 441 | 1269i / 8i | 1399i / 8i | 1518i / 7i | Neutral; execution hole, not a scoring one. |
| #8 | 5 | 548 | 110PW / 9i | 1239i / 8i | 1359i / 8i | Pairs with 4 as the front-nine birdie engine. |
| #9 | 4 | 418 | 103PW / 9i | 1169i / 8i | 1289i / 8i | Short wedge in — proximity converts directly to birdies. |
| #10 | 4 | 462 | 1478i / 7i | 1607i / 6i | 1727i / 6i | Long approach for every tier; a par-saver hole. |
| #11 | 4 | 406 | 91PW / 9i | 104PW / 9i | 1169i / 8i | Highest birdie expectancy on the card; make it count. |
| #12 | 3 | 178 | 1787i / 6i | 1787i / 6i | 1787i / 6i | Soft par-3 sandwiched between harder tests. |
| #13 | 5 | 571 | 100PW / 9i | 113PW / 9i | 1259i / 8i | Late scoring hole where leads are built. |
| #14 | 4 | 480 | 1657i / 6i | 1787i / 6i | 1906i / 5i | Hardest par-4 on the property; par is a gain. |
| #15 | 4 | 437 | 1229i / 8i | 1359i / 8i | 1478i / 7i | Breather after 14 — scoring is available for the long tier. |
| #16 | 3 | 222 | 2224i / hybrid | 2224i / hybrid | 2224i / hybrid | The toughest hole on the course; survive it and you gain strokes on the field. |
| #17 | 4 | 455 | 1408i / 7i | 1538i / 7i | 1657i / 6i | Penultimate test; par keeps momentum into 18. |
| #18 | 5 | 554 | 1159i / 8i | 1289i / 8i | 1408i / 7i | Reachable finisher means leads are never safe and chasers can make up ground. |
Long par 4s — 200+ yard approaches for shorter hitters
Wedge approaches + par 5s — birdie targets across all tiers
The scoring holes (4, 8, 9, 11, 13, 18) leave approaches of 90-130 yards. Prioritize proximity from 100-150 and birdie-or-better rate over raw distance — the opportunity holes decide this.
Sub-295 drivers face 159.1 yards per approach and mid-irons into 2, 10, 14 and both penalty par-3s. Without elite iron play to compensate, that profile leaks bogeys at exactly the wrong holes.
Nos. 6 (205y) and 16 (222y) are both penalty-flagged and play dead-even by tier — nobody gets a distance edge. Players who hold the field on the one-shotters quietly bank a shot a round.
Five par-5s, four flagged opportunity, plus par-4 11 at 406 yards. This is a birdie-fest setup — lean into most-birdies and par-5-scoring props for aggressive, wedge-sharp profiles.
Grain on Champion Bermuda greens rewards comfortable putters; with birdie looks everywhere, converting is the tiebreaker. Weight recent strokes-gained putting on bermuda surfaces.
CC of Jackson is a wedge-and-putting birdie-fest with two long par-3s acting as the dam. Distance helps by turning scoring holes into flip-wedges, but the edge belongs to sharp short-iron players who go low on 4, 8, 9, 11, 13 and 18 while refusing to bleed on 6 and 16. Target precise, high-birdie profiles with a confident Bermuda stroke; expect the winner in the -18 to -22 range.
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