Oro Valley Country Club
Tucson, Arizona · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1959.
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 2,500 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 15, where the green sits 16 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, where the green sits 17 ft below the tee and plays about 6 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 10 holes and on the right on 4: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 16 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 | Blue | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 418 | 401 | 391 | 353 |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 567 | 547 | 501 | 477 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 434 | 402 | 378 | 344 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 181 | 163 | 154 | 119 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 365 | 344 | 307 | 283 |
| 6 | 5 | 15 | 514 | 498 | 486 | 460 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 344 | 329 | 317 | 274 |
| 8 | 3 | 9 | 235 | 197 | 183 | 144 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 453 | 419 | 405 | 358 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 442 | 415 | 371 | 334 |
| 11 | 5 | 10 | 540 | 507 | 470 | 448 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 362 | 346 | 334 | 316 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 170 | 153 | 137 | 123 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 400 | 379 | 360 | 347 |
| 15 | 5 | 12 | 547 | 520 | 493 | 457 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 426 | 381 | 354 | 302 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 176 | 159 | 137 | 117 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 449 | 415 | 392 | 340 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Female | 7023 | 80 | 145 |
| Black | Male | 7023 | 73.6 | 134 |
| Long | Male | 6755 | 72.2 | 132 |
| Long | Female | 6755 | 79.3 | 141 |
| Blue | Male | 6575 | 71.4 | 129 |
| Blue | Female | 6575 | 78.2 | 139 |
| Medium | Male | 6354 | 70.4 | 127 |
| Medium | Female | 6354 | 76.9 | 137 |
| White | Female | 6170 | 76 | 135 |
| White | Male | 6170 | 69.7 | 124 |
| Short | Female | 5834 | 73.5 | 130 |
| Short | Male | 5834 | 68.1 | 121 |
| Gold | Female | 5596 | 72.2 | 127 |
| Gold | Male | 5596 | 66.7 | 118 |
| Forward | Male | 5248 | 65.1 | 115 |
| Forward | Female | 5248 | 70.4 | 123 |
| Orange | Male | 5025 | 64.1 | 113 |
| Orange | Female | 5025 | 69.1 | 120 |
| Family | Male | 3436 | 58.4 | 97 |
| Family | Female | 3436 | 60.1 | 102 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 416-7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 400 · 418 · 435front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 264 to reach, 287 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 264 to reach, 287 to carry. Drives that finish short of 264 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 226.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 572+16 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 554 · 567 · 580front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 254 to reach, 266 to carry
- Bunker right: 258 to reach, 277 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 468 to reach, 479 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 16 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 237 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 254 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 254 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 17 at 272.
- Best lay-up: 120 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 29 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 439+14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 417 · 434 · 445front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 224
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 270 to reach, 297 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 14 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 285 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 270 to reach, 297 to carry. Drives that finish short of 270 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 224 and narrows to 31 at 194.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 48 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 3 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].