A combustor 10 for a gas turbine engine is provided which includes a plurality of liner segments 12 and a support shell 14. The support shell 14 includes an interior 16 and an exterior 18 surface, a plurality of mounting holes 20, and a plurality of impingement coolant holes 22 extending through the support shell 14. Each liner segment 12 includes a panel 24 and a plurality of mounting studs 32. The panel 24 includes a face surface 34 and a back surface 36, and a plurality of normal or inclined coolant holes 38 extending therethrough. The back surface 36 of the panel 24 has a surface profile for improving the heat transfer properties of a liner segment without substantial increase in pressure drop across the combustor.