Silverbell Municipal Golf Course
Tucson, Arizona · 18 holes · par 70 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Arthur Jack Snyder, opened 1979.
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 2,270 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 11, where the green sits 7 ft above the tee and plays about 2 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 17 ft below the tee and plays about 6 yards shorter.
- 9 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 | 4 | 5 | 463 | 424 | 356 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 541 | 503 | 420 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 150 | 141 | 117 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 494 | 456 | 405 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 386 | 360 | 322 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | 214 | 185 | 134 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 577 | 531 | 471 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 447 | 391 | 341 |
| 9 | 3 | 15 | 191 | 171 | 123 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 373 | 327 | 291 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 371 | 353 | 273 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 194 | 172 | 138 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 428 | 419 | 371 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 455 | 427 | 300 |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 338 | 304 | 214 |
| 16 | 3 | 12 | 233 | 211 | 159 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 399 | 373 | 286 |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | 555 | 546 | 472 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6936 | 71.6 | 124 |
| White | Male | 6391 | 68.9 | 121 |
| Yellow | Male | 5843 | 66.7 | 114 |
| Yellow | Female | 5843 | 72.5 | 124 |
| Red | Male | 5235 | 63.7 | 105 |
| Red | Female | 5235 | 69 | 115 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 463level
- Green · Blue tee
- 451 · 463 · 477front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 48 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 79 to reach, 299 to carry
- Bunker right: 300 to reach, 314 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 318 to reach, 329 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 82 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 82 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 232.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 538-9 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 530 · 541 · 554front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 300 to reach, 317 to carry
- Bunker right: 486 to reach, 501 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 9 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 300 to reach, 317 to carry. Drives that finish short of 300 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 8 at 218.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 39 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 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 149-3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 138 · 150 · 163front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 46 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].