Fossil Trace Golf Club
Golden, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Municipal. Designed by Jim Engh, opened 2003.
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 5,810 ft the ball carries about 7% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 140. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 6, where the green sits 39 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 83 ft below the tee and plays about 28 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Blue | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 575 | 544 | 491 | 447 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 320 | 297 | 271 | 231 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 151 | 135 | 119 | 91 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 480 | 426 | 383 | 330 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 96 | 95 | 91 | 91 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 409 | 372 | 339 | 277 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 377 | 338 | 279 | 226 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 412 | 372 | 317 | 274 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 626 | 570 | 513 | 458 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 333 | 305 | 270 | 202 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 186 | 154 | 126 | 99 |
| 12 | 5 | 4 | 585 | 545 | 507 | 462 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 394 | 381 | 331 | 259 |
| 14 | 3 | 14 | 231 | 205 | 172 | 98 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 565 | 536 | 480 | 409 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 160 | 141 | 128 | 91 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 356 | 320 | 276 | 218 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 542 | 505 | 458 | 418 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6798 | 72 | 141 |
| T-Rex | Male | 6577 | 70.9 | 136 |
| T-Rex | Female | 6577 | 75.2 | 152 |
| Blue | Female | 6241 | 75.2 | 152 |
| Blue | Male | 6241 | 68.9 | 130 |
| Trike | Female | 5933 | 73.3 | 146 |
| Trike | Male | 5933 | 67.8 | 121 |
| White | Male | 5559 | 66.2 | 114 |
| White | Female | 5559 | 71.1 | 138 |
| Palm | Female | 5197 | 69.4 | 128 |
| Gold | Female | 4681 | 67 | 115 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 555-61 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 550 · 575 · 600front · middle · back
- Green size
- 50 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 259
- Green slope
- 6.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 304 to reach, 323 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 20 yards shorter: the green sits 61 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 259 and narrows to 29 at 229.
- 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.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 6.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 50 yards deep: a back pin can play about 4 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 307-40 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 301 · 320 · 339front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 14yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 201
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the back
In play
- Bunker right: 265 to reach, 274 to carry
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 40 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 235 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 265 to reach, 274 to carry. Drives that finish short of 265 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 201 and narrows to 23 at 219.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; 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 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 157+18 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 128 · 151 · 171front · middle · back
- Green size
- 42 × 25yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- 2 bunkers front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 42 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 35 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].