Royal Palms Golf Course
Mesa, Arizona · 9 holes · par 30 · Public. Opened 1970.
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 1,270 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.
- 5 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Male | 1543 | 98 | |
| Red | Female | 1247 | 99 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 239level
- Green · White tee
- 231 · 239 · 249front · middle · back
- Green size
- 18 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 18 ydswide at 160
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 48 to reach, 193 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway water on the right: 48 to reach, 193 to carry. Drives that finish short of 48 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 18 yards wide at 160.
- 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.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 111-1 ft
- Green · White tee
- 103 · 111 · 120front · middle · back
- Green size
- 18 × 16yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 254-3 ft
- Green · White tee
- 238 · 255 · 268front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 11 ydswide at 153
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 30 to reach, 180 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 108 yards.
- Fairway water on the right: 30 to reach, 180 to carry. Drives that finish short of 30 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 11 yards wide at 153.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 9
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 38 · Par 39 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 6 plays-like yardages
- 10 hazards with reach and carry
- 6 green slope reads
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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].