Grand Lake Golf Course
Grand Lake, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1964.
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 8,660 ft the ball carries about 10% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 135. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 15, where the green sits 33 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 47 ft below the tee and plays about 16 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 512 | 505 | 474 | 470 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 362 | 350 | 338 | 302 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 180 | 177 | 173 | 170 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 379 | 369 | 279 | 275 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 395 | 389 | 382 | 304 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 412 | 401 | 365 | 362 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 155 | 150 | 145 | 143 |
| 8 | 5 | 9 | 509 | 493 | 425 | 422 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 364 | 358 | 352 | 250 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 353 | 337 | 330 | 260 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 193 | 172 | 101 | 94 |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | 508 | 475 | 469 | 403 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 358 | 344 | 331 | 292 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 409 | 400 | 391 | 362 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 408 | 402 | 395 | 389 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 162 | 144 | 139 | 123 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 363 | 348 | 317 | 312 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 531 | 517 | 475 | 412 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6553 | 70.4 | 130 |
| White | Male | 6331 | 69.4 | 127 |
| White | Female | 6331 | 75.3 | 141 |
| Gold | Male | 5881 | 67.3 | 122 |
| Gold | Female | 5881 | 72.9 | 137 |
| Red | Male | 5345 | 65.1 | 115 |
| Red | Female | 5345 | 69.9 | 130 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 504-23 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 496 · 512 · 525front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 233
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 23 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 233.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 367+14 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 352 · 362 · 369front · middle · back
- Green size
- 17 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 283 to reach, 293 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 14 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 283 to reach, 293 to carry. Drives that finish short of 283 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 230.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- Shallow green, 17 yards deep and 25 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 171-28 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 168 · 180 · 193front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 19yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the back
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 28 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from front to back, about 1.5%. Finish on the back side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · 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
- 18 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].