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Desert Hawk At Pueblo West

Pueblo West, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1972.

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

Altitude5,080 ftCarries about 6% farther
Bunkers36Fewer than 69% of Colorado guides
Holes with water0 of 18
Average fairway width35 ydsNarrower than 50% of Colorado guides
Typical green4,900 sq ftSmaller than 75% of Colorado guides
Sloped greens13 of 18Tilt 2% or more
  • At about 5,080 ft the ball carries about 6% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 141. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
  • Biggest climb: hole 6, where the green sits 44 ft above the tee and plays about 15 yards longer.
  • Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 40 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
  • 13 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

HoleParHcpGoldBlueWhiteRed
1417380330320296
2415388377371305
359577550541491
443435416399366
5311177156166113
657588519506422
745438416397315
8313194180153128
941464419408324
1042468452443370
11516524509497410
1244459417407368
1348425393387352
14312201192171151
15510557540523456
16418401392304278
17314181163148125
1846433378371318

Tees

TeeYardsRatingSlope
GoldMale735173.3125
BlueMale680371.4120
WhiteFemale639174.8131
WhiteMale639169.3115
RedMale558870.4122

Hole 1 · Par 4

Green falls this way

380 (Gold) · 330 (Blue) · 320 (White) · 296 (Red) yards · Handicap 17

Plays like
379-4 ft
Green · Gold tee
369 · 380 · 392front · middle · back
Green size
23 × 23yards deep × wide
Fairway
33 ydswide at 228
Green slope
3.5%falls to the back-right

In play

  • Bunker front of the green

Playing notes

  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 228.
  • Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
  • The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the back-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Hole 2 · Par 4

Green falls this way

388 (Gold) · 377 (Blue) · 371 (White) · 305 (Red) yards · Handicap 15

Plays like
388level
Green · Gold tee
372 · 388 · 404front · middle · back
Green size
32 × 20yards deep × wide
Fairway
33 ydswide at 228
Green slope
3%falls to the back-right

In play

  • No bunkers or water mapped on this hole

Playing notes

  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 228.
  • No hazards mapped around the green.
  • The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 3%. Finish on the back-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Hole 3 · Par 5

Lay-up zoneGreen falls this way

577 (Gold) · 550 (Blue) · 541 (White) · 491 (Red) yards · Handicap 9

Plays like
565-37 ft
Green · Gold tee
563 · 577 · 590front · middle · back
Green size
27 × 26yards deep × wide
Fairway
37 ydswide at 228
Green slope
3%falls to the back

In play

  • Bunker right: 253 to reach, 275 to carry
  • 2 bunkers right: 441 to reach, 478 to carry
  • Bunker front-left of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 12 yards shorter: the green sits 37 ft below the tee.
  • Dogleg right at about 218 yards.
  • Fairway bunkers on the right: 253 to reach, 275 to carry. Drives that finish short of 253 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 24 at 268.
  • Best lay-up: 130 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 31 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
  • The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
  • The green falls from front to back, about 3%. Finish on the back side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Holes 4 to 18

4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · 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
  • 31 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].

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