Emerald Canyon Golf Course
Parker, Arizona · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1989.
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 390 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 3, where the green sits 21 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 17, where the green sits 155 ft below the tee and plays about 52 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 6 holes and on the left on 3: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 15 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 | 5 | 5 | 492 | 444 | 382 |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | 208 | 191 | 155 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 354 | 327 | 277 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 278 | 272 | 197 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 147 | 113 | 75 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 396 | 389 | 320 |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 297 | 278 | 217 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 394 | 372 | 345 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 494 | 443 | 340 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 623 | 582 | 438 |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | 227 | 217 | 175 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 363 | 353 | 324 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 387 | 374 | 264 |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 198 | 179 | 160 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 353 | 330 | 278 |
| 16 | 4 | 18 | 283 | 243 | 216 |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | 524 | 462 | 255 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 429 | 337 | 320 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6437 | 71.1 | 130 |
| White | Male | 5897 | 68.1 | 119 |
| White | Female | 5897 | 73.3 | 133 |
| Red | Female | 4756 | 67.3 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 489-8 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 477 · 492 · 506front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 57 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 57 yards wide at 225 and narrows to 42 at 195.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 49 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 207-4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 197 · 208 · 226front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 191 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 361+21 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 339 · 354 · 372front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 67 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 227 to reach, 241 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 21 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 227 to reach, 241 to carry. Drives that finish short of 227 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 67 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 50 at 271.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 30 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].