El Rio Golf Course
Tucson, Arizona · 18 holes · par 70 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1934.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 2,330 ft the ball carries about 3% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 146. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 18, where the green sits 9 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 11 ft below the tee and plays about 4 yards shorter.
- 1 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 12 | 394 | 368 | 318 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 406 | 373 | 341 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 427 | 400 | 367 |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | 117 | 103 | 85 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 442 | 418 | 361 |
| 6 | 3 | 16 | 189 | 158 | 139 |
| 7 | 4 | 8 | 376 | 356 | 334 |
| 8 | 4 | 14 | 343 | 320 | 303 |
| 9 | 5 | 10 | 511 | 492 | 458 |
| 10 | 4 | 13 | 353 | 323 | 280 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 446 | 425 | 387 |
| 12 | 4 | 17 | 344 | 322 | 302 |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | 203 | 176 | 154 |
| 14 | 4 | 11 | 322 | 306 | 254 |
| 15 | 4 | 15 | 366 | 356 | 276 |
| 16 | 4 | 5 | 417 | 388 | 338 |
| 17 | 3 | 3 | 219 | 193 | 176 |
| 18 | 5 | 9 | 561 | 534 | 470 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6436 | 69.4 | 124 |
| White | Male | 6011 | 67.4 | 119 |
| White | Female | 6011 | 73.1 | 123 |
| Combo | Female | 5718 | 72.4 | 122 |
| Combo | Male | 5718 | 66.1 | 115 |
| Red | Female | 5343 | 69.1 | 113 |
| Red | Male | 5343 | 64.1 | 111 |
| Silver | Female | 4686 | 65.3 | 107 |
| Silver | Male | 4686 | 74.6 | 127 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 393-4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 383 · 394 · 404front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 233
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 233.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 405-4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 393 · 406 · 420front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 249
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 295 to reach, 314 to carry
- Bunker right: 302 to reach, 319 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 276 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 295 to reach, 314 to carry. Drives that finish short of 295 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 249 and narrows to 26 at 299.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 429+5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 416 · 427 · 439front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 259
In play
- Water left: 254 to reach, 403 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway water on the left: 254 to reach, 403 to carry. Drives that finish short of 254 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 259.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 47 hazards with reach and carry
- 10 green slope reads
- 2 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].