Grand Canyon University Golf Course
Phoenix, Arizona · 18 holes · par 71 · Municipal/Public. Opened 1961.
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 1,110 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 3, where the green sits 6 ft above the tee and plays about 2 yards longer.
- 13 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 | Black | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 449 | 413 | 358 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | 181 | 169 | 136 |
| 3 | 5 | 9 | 567 | 520 | 444 |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | 331 | 292 | 252 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 389 | 350 | 299 |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | 391 | 362 | 309 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 453 | 410 | 359 |
| 8 | 3 | 7 | 181 | 173 | 140 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 413 | 375 | 320 |
| 10 | 5 | 10 | 541 | 487 | 394 |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | 187 | 163 | 114 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 413 | 403 | 344 |
| 13 | 3 | 12 | 145 | 138 | 111 |
| 14 | 4 | 18 | 336 | 307 | 239 |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 370 | 339 | 268 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 382 | 351 | 273 |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 427 | 375 | 328 |
| 18 | 5 | 8 | 502 | 462 | 391 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple | Male | 7239 | 74.3 | 135 |
| Black | Male | 6728 | 71.5 | 128 |
| Black/White | Male | 6396 | 69.8 | 123 |
| White | Male | 6127 | 68.4 | 120 |
| White | Female | 6127 | 74 | 129 |
| Gray | Male | 5704 | 66.5 | 115 |
| Gray | Female | 5704 | 71.7 | 123 |
| Red | Male | 5104 | 63.6 | 107 |
| Red | Female | 5104 | 68.2 | 115 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 449level
- Green · Black tee
- 432 · 449 · 465front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 182
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 355 to reach, 366 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 182.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 182+2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 162 · 181 · 194front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 28yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 114 to reach, 128 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 569+6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 550 · 567 · 583front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 22yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 240 to reach, 279 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 408 to reach, 449 to carry
- Bunker left: 512 to reach, 527 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 240 to reach, 279 to carry. Drives that finish short of 240 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- Best lay-up: 140 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 39 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 62 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].