Old Chatham Golf Club
Durham, NC
Old Chatham Golf Club is a private 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Durham, North Carolina, playing 7,247 yards with a course rating of 75.5 and slope of 135. It is ranked #23 on Golf Digest's Best in North Carolina (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Rees Jones
Accolades
- Ranked #23, Best in North Carolina (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 1480 O'Kelly Chapel Road, Durham, NC 27713
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 11, 622 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 2, 178 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 6 (par 5, 560 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 15, about 45 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 13, 14, 16 and 17
- Doglegs: 5 left, 2 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 577 | 9 | 5 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 2 | 3 | 178 | 17 | 1 bunker, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 3 | 4 | 365 | 13 | dogleg right, 5 bunkers |
| 4 | 4 | 447 | 3 | 2 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 5 | 4 | 424 | 5 | 3 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 6 | 5 | 560 | 1 | 6 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 7 | 3 | 219 | 15 | 2 bunkers |
| 8 | 4 | 406 | 11 | dogleg left, 5 bunkers, plays about 35 ft downhill |
| 9 | 4 | 400 | 7 | dogleg right, 6 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| Out | 36 | 3,576 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 365 | 10 | dogleg left, 4 bunkers |
| 11 | 5 | 622 | 2 | 4 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 12 | 3 | 238 | 16 | 2 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 13 | 4 | 455 | 4 | dogleg left, water in play, 4 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 14 | 5 | 510 | 12 | dogleg left, water in play, 8 bunkers, plays about 35 ft downhill |
| 15 | 4 | 442 | 6 | 4 bunkers, plays about 45 ft downhill |
| 16 | 4 | 362 | 14 | water in play, 1 bunker, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 17 | 3 | 214 | 18 | water in play, 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 18 | 4 | 463 | 8 | dogleg left, 6 bunkers, plays about 30 ft uphill |
| In | 36 | 3,671 | ||
| Total | 72 | 7,247 |
Scorecard from the Championship Tees tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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