Papago Golf Club
Phoenix, Arizona · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Designed by William Francis (Billy) Bell, opened 1963.
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 1,240 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 5, where the green sits 21 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 20 ft below the tee and plays about 7 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | Green | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 15 | 544 | 530 | 525 | 525 | 427 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | 386 | 350 | 311 | 311 | 266 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 467 | 438 | 424 | 314 | 314 |
| 4 | 3 | 13 | 233 | 208 | 195 | 161 | 156 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 383 | 371 | 328 | 328 | 275 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 495 | 460 | 433 | 320 | 315 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 454 | 411 | 378 | 314 | 308 |
| 8 | 3 | 9 | 253 | 206 | 195 | 154 | 154 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 551 | 523 | 490 | 478 | 421 |
| 10 | 5 | 18 | 525 | 505 | 491 | 421 | 421 |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | 187 | 168 | 148 | 123 | 123 |
| 12 | 4 | 16 | 322 | 304 | 293 | 293 | 256 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 402 | 376 | 365 | 347 | 335 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 442 | 393 | 360 | 360 | 318 |
| 15 | 5 | 14 | 585 | 545 | 508 | 483 | 431 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 442 | 420 | 398 | 338 | 338 |
| 17 | 3 | 6 | 243 | 232 | 214 | 140 | 140 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 466 | 442 | 409 | 387 | 340 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7380 | 75 | 130 |
| Black/Blue | Male | 7095 | 73.2 | 127 |
| Blue | Male | 6882 | 72 | 125 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6653 | 71 | 123 |
| White | Female | 6465 | 76.3 | 130 |
| White | Male | 6465 | 70.1 | 120 |
| White/Green | Male | 6060 | 68.2 | 117 |
| Green | Male | 5797 | 66.9 | 115 |
| Green | Female | 5797 | 72.5 | 122 |
| Gold | Female | 5338 | 69.9 | 118 |
| Gold | Male | 5338 | 65 | 111 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 539-16 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 528 · 544 · 559front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 278 to reach, 292 to carry
- Bunker right: 329 to reach, 341 to carry
- Water right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 16 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 308 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 278 to reach, 292 to carry. Drives that finish short of 278 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 238.
- Best lay-up: 80 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 left to right, about 3%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 392+17 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 366 · 386 · 403front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 254
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 17 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 254.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 460-20 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 452 · 467 · 483front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 262
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 20 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 262.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · 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
- 54 hazards with reach and carry
- 12 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].