Independence features an 18-hole championship course that offers five sets of healthy fairways and greens with tees ranging from 5,000 yards to more than 7,100 yards from its tips. Independence Golf Club is located west of Richmond and features a premier public golf course and event venue. Golf Digest as one of the top courses to play in Richmond and offers varying shot positions and experiences for golfers an families of all playing levels.
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Hole 1
Hole 1
About the Hole
Plays as a 425 yard par 4 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
This hole does provide a stiff opening test for your round. This hole plays fairly straight and does have bunkers that guard the landing area. There is also a water hazard left of the fairway on hole number 1 that runs the virtual length of the fairway.
Tips & Tricks
There is a bunker that guards short left of the fairway as well as 2 bunkers that guard the right side of the fairway.
Optimum position off this tee is right center of the fairway.
On your approach to the green you will need to navigate 1 bunker short left of the green as well as a low area roughly 10 to 20 yards short of the green.
There are 2 bunkers that guard this green: 1 short left and 1 short right front of the green.
The best miss is going to be short middle of the green to the middle left of this green.
Hole 2
Hole 2
About the Hole
Plays as a 415 yard par 4 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
This is a straightaway par 4 that does have bunkers that guard the left side of the fairway and 2 bunkers guarding the right side of the fairway.
Tips & Tricks
The optimum position for your tee shot is left center to left side of this fairway.
For your second shot you will need to make sure to avoid 2 bunkers that are well short of the green, but that are guarding both left and right side of the narrowing fairway.
There is a large bunker that guards the front left to back left of this green.
The best area to miss is the short right to middle right of this green.
Hole 3
Hole 3
About the Hole
Plays as a 385 yard par 4 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
This hole plays as a slight dogleg left, and is a very scorable par 4.
Tips & Tricks
There is a bunker that guards the far right side of this fairway.
The optimum position off the tee will be right center of this fairway.
This green is guarded by 1 bunker on the far right side of this green.
The best area to miss is going to be short middle to short left of this green.
Hole 4
Hole 4
About the Hole
Plays as a 510 yard par 5 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
This plays as a slightly uphill dogleg left par 5.
You will want to make sure to stay right center to right side of this fairway to have the best angle for your second shot.
The left of this fairway has a down slope to the hazard or to the woods.
There is a bunker that guards the left side of the fairway in the layup area for your second shot. You want to make sure to clear this bunker on your layup shot or you can always stay to the right center or right side of this fairway.
This green is well bunkered on the left hand side: 1 bunker guards the front left of the green and a large bunker guards the back left of this green.
Tips & Tricks
The best miss is going to be short right to middle right of the green.
Hole 5
Hole 5
About the Hole
Plays as 355 yard par 4 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
This is a very scorable par 4 and for longer headers could be reachable off the tee. For those that choose to try and drive the green, make sure to stay left center to left side to avoid the deep bunkers that guard the front right of this green.
Tips & Tricks
There is 1 bunker on the left side of the fairway that will need to be avoided off the tee.
The left center of the fairway provides the best angle into the green. If you are able to stay left center to left side, it will remove the need to go over the 2 bunkers guarding the right of the green on your approach.
The best miss is going to be short left to the middle left of the screen.
Hole 6
Hole 6
About the Hole
Plays as a 365 yard par 4 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
This is another scorable par 4. It plays as a fairly straight uphill par 4.
Tips & Tricks
There is a bunker that guards the right hand side of the fairway that is in the landing area for most players.
The left center of this fairway is the optimum position.
There is a bunker that guards the front left of the screen that will need to be avoided on your approach.
The best areas to miss would be middle front to right front of this green.
Hole 7
Hole 7
About the Hole
Plays as a 195 yard par 3 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
This hole has a large gap from the tee box to roughly 25 yards short of the green. The green is elevated slightly from the tee box.
Tips & Tricks
There is a bunker that guards the middle right of this green.
The best area to miss is going to be short left to the middle left of this green.
There is a bunker that guards the middle right of this green.
The best area to miss is going to be short left to the middle left of this green.
Hole 8
Hole 8
About the Hole
Plays as a 515 yard par 5 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
This hole plays as a straightaway par-5. There are 2 bunkers that guard the left side of this fairway and the tree line pinches in right in the landing area.
Tips & Tricks
Left center to the right center of this fairway is the optimum position off the tee.
For those longer headers, there is a bunker that guards the front right of this green.
If you are playing this hole as a traditional Par 5, there is a bunker that guards the right side of the layup area. Laying up into the left center or left side of the fairway is the optimum position.
The best area to miss is going to be short left of this green.
Hole 9
Hole 9
About the Hole
Plays as a 175 yard par 3.
Hole Hacks
This par 3 plays uphill to an elevated green.
Tips & Tricks
There is a bunker that guards the front right of this green.
The best area to miss is going to be short middle to short left of this green.
Hole 10
Hole 10
About the Hole
Plays as a 340 yard par 4 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
This is a great opportunity to score to start your back 9. This hole plays downhill and has a slight dogleg left.
Tips & Tricks
There is a bunker that guards the left hand side of the fairway in the landing area.
The right center of this fairway is the optimum position off the tee. This creates the best angle for your second shot.
There is a water hazard that you will need to negotiate for your second shot. It comes into play short left of the green.
There is a bunker guarding the right middle of this green.
The best area to miss is going to be short middle to short right of this green.
Hole 11
Hole 11
About the Hole
Plays as a 160 yard par 3 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
This par 3 is well bunkered by 4 that guard the entire front of this green.
Tips & Tricks
This par 3 is well bunkered by 4 that guard the entire front of this green.
Hole 12
Hole 12
About the Hole
Plays as a 375 yard par 4 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
This is another excellent scoring chance. There is a hazard right in front of the tee box that will need to be avoided off the tee.
Tips & Tricks
The optimum position off the tee is right center to right side of this fairway. This will provide the best angle for your approach shot to the green, as it plays as a very slight dogleg left.
There is a bunker that guards the front right of this green.
The best area to miss is going to be front left to middle left of this green.
Hole 13
Hole 13
About the Hole
Plays as a 485 yard par 5 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
This hole plays as a straightaway par-5. There is a water hazard that will need to be carried off the tee that runs down the right hand side of the tee box.
Tips & Tricks
There is a bunker that guards the left hand side of the landing area.
The right center of the fairway is the optimum position off the tee.
For longer headers this green may very well be reachable in two.
For those that choose to lay up with their second shot, the left center to left side of this fairway will be the optimum position and angle for your approach to the green.
This green is guarded by bunkers on the back left and front right of this green.
The best area to miss is going to be short middle to short right of this green.
Hole 14
Hole 14
About the Hole
Plays as a 180 yard par 3 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
This hole does have a small hazard that runs through the middle of the fairway, and 2 bunkers that guard the front right of this green.
Tips & Tricks
The best area to miss is going to be short middle to short left of this green.
Hole 15
Hole 15
About the Hole
Plays as a 360 yard par 4 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
This hole provides a great scoring opportunity. This par 4 plays as a slight dogleg right. There is a hazard on the right hand side of the fairway that also covers the entire width of the fairway, that needs to be carried off the tee.
Tips & Tricks
The left center of the fairway is the optimum position off this tee.
Left center provides the best angle at the green for your approach shot.
There is a large bunker guarding the far right of the fairway and a large bunker guarding the left side of the fairway.
There is a bunker that guards the front left of the green and a bunker guarding the front right.
The best area to miss is going to be short to middle left of this green.
Hole 16
Hole 16
About the Hole
Plays as a 435 yard par 4 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
This hole plays as a slight dogleg right. It does offer 2 bunkers on the left hand side of the landing area, as well as 2 bunkers guarding the right hand side of the landing area.
Tips & Tricks
Left center of this fairway is the optimum position off the tee. This will provide the best angle for your approach to this green.
This green is well bunkered with 4 guarding the left side of the green, and 1 bunker guarding the front right of this green.
The best area to miss is going to be middle right to back right of this green.
Hole 17
Hole 17
About the Hole
Plays as a 560 yard par 5 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
Although a fairly long par 5, it is a hole that presents a good scoring opportunity. This hole plays as a fairly straight away par 5.
There is a bunker on the far right of this fairway that does come into play in the landing area.
Tips & Tricks
The left center of this fairway is the optimum position off the tee.
For longer headers that choose to try and reach this green in 2, you will need to be aware of the bunker guarding the front left and front right of this green.
Those that choose to lay up for their second shot, you need to make sure that you navigate 2 bunkers that guard the left hand side of this fairway.
The right center of the fairway to the right side, will provide the best angle for your approach to this green.
This green is well bunkered with a 1 guarding the front left, 1 guarding the front right of the green, as well as a bunker guarding the back right.
The best areas to miss are going to be short middle or middle left of this green.
Hole 18
Hole 18
About the Hole
Plays as a 385 yard par 4 from the men’s blue tees.
Hole Hacks
This finishing hole is a slight dogleg left and does provide an opportunity to finish your round with an excellent scoring opportunity. There is a water hazard that covers the entire width of the fairway, but truly does not come into play off the tee.
Tips & Tricks
There is a large bunker that guards the left center of this fairway that is in the landing area.
The right center of the fairway is the optimum position off this tee.
The approach shot is uphill to a green guarded by a bunker on the front left, as well as middle right.
The best area to miss is going to be the front middle of this green.
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