Castle Pines Golf Club
Castle Rock, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, opened 1981.
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 6,140 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 8, where the green sits 104 ft above the tee and plays about 35 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 151 ft below the tee and plays about 50 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | Male | 8054 | 79.1 | 153 |
| Tee I | Male | 7617 | 76.9 | 151 |
| Tee I/II | Male | 7086 | 74.3 | 149 |
| Tee I/II | Female | 7086 | 155 | |
| Tee II | Female | 6836 | 77.4 | 154 |
| Tee II | Male | 6836 | 72.9 | 147 |
| Tee II/III | Male | 6358 | 71 | 141 |
| Tee II/III | Female | 6358 | 76 | 151 |
| Tee III | Male | 6193 | 70.2 | 137 |
| Tee III | Female | 6193 | 74.6 | 149 |
| Tee III/IV | Female | 5754 | 73 | 147 |
| Tee III/IV | Male | 5754 | 67.6 | 130 |
| Tee IV | Female | 5669 | 71.6 | 138 |
| Tee IV | Male | 5669 | 67.2 | 127 |
| Tee V | Female | 5094 | 69.9 | 129 |
| Tee V | Male | 5094 | 64.5 | 118 |
| Junior | Male | 4382 | 61.9 | 114 |
| Junior | Female | 4382 | 66.1 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 601-151 ft
- Green
- 633 · 651 · 669front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 25yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 601 to reach, 618 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 614 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 50 yards shorter: the green sits 151 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 409-73 ft
- Green
- 415 · 433 · 451front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 411 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 24 yards shorter: the green sits 73 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 297 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 369 to reach, 411 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 20 at 220.
- Bunkers and water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 452-58 ft
- Green
- 456 · 471 · 492front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 54 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the back
In play
- Bunker right: 307 to reach, 324 to carry
- Bunker right: 354 to reach, 365 to carry
- Water left: 363 to reach, 423 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 455 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 19 yards shorter: the green sits 58 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 343 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 443 to reach, 455 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 54 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 12 at 200.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers and water; miss right.
- The green falls from front to back, about 2.5%. Finish on the back side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 63 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].