Black Bear Golf Club
Parker, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Jeffrey D. Brauer, opened 1996.
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 6,160 ft the ball carries about 7% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 139. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 2, where the green sits 42 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 9, where the green sits 89 ft below the tee and plays about 30 yards shorter.
- 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 | Green | Green/White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 412 | 394 | 376 | 263 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 455 | 431 | 411 | 339 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 190 | 166 | 144 | 122 |
| 4 | 5 | 17 | 564 | 525 | 487 | 462 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 464 | 430 | 399 | 322 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 433 | 412 | 388 | 357 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 402 | 379 | 356 | 320 |
| 8 | 3 | 7 | 227 | 205 | 176 | 78 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 431 | 406 | 379 | 323 |
| 10 | 5 | 14 | 532 | 517 | 494 | 428 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 345 | 304 | 267 | 253 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 410 | 384 | 351 | 220 |
| 13 | 5 | 8 | 576 | 551 | 522 | 481 |
| 14 | 3 | 10 | 163 | 158 | 149 | 86 |
| 15 | 5 | 18 | 523 | 489 | 461 | 411 |
| 16 | 3 | 4 | 205 | 186 | 165 | 112 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 431 | 407 | 389 | 366 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 418 | 396 | 374 | 343 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7181 | 73.7 | 148 |
| Black/Green | Male | 7035 | 72.9 | 145 |
| Green | Male | 6740 | 71.9 | 142 |
| Green/White | Male | 6582 | 70.9 | 139 |
| White | Female | 6288 | 75.5 | 154 |
| White | Male | 6288 | 69.1 | 130 |
| Red | Female | 5286 | 69.5 | 135 |
| Red | Male | 5286 | 64.9 | 110 |
| Family | Male | 3943 | 60 | 94 |
| Family | Female | 3943 | 56 | 92 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 418+19 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 396 · 412 · 427front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 48 ydswide at 248
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 47 to reach, 116 to carry
- Bunker right: 256 to reach, 278 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 19 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 47 to reach, 116 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 256 to reach, 278 to carry. Drives that finish short of 256 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 248 and narrows to 30 at 298.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- 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 4
- Plays like
- 469+42 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 436 · 455 · 474front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 253
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: 23 to reach, 133 to carry
- Bunker right: 229 to reach, 239 to carry
- Bunker left: 254 to reach, 277 to carry
- Bunker left: 324 to reach, 359 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Water back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards longer: the green sits 42 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 297 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 229 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 229 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 253.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 185-14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 174 · 190 · 206front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 34yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 101 to reach, 147 to carry
- 2 bunkers front of the green
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 101 to reach, 147 to carry.
- 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 to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 50 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 4 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].