Keystone River Course
Keystone, Colorado · 18 holes · par 71 · Resort. Designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry.
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 9,160 ft the ball carries about 11% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 134. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 13, where the green sits 79 ft above the tee and plays about 26 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 190 ft below the tee and plays about 63 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 15 | 546 | 517 | 477 | 424 | 361 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | 389 | 368 | 343 | 298 | 268 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 214 | 200 | 168 | 160 | 140 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 403 | 380 | 355 | 331 | 300 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 554 | 522 | 489 | 468 | 444 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 364 | 353 | 324 | 258 | 152 |
| 7 | 3 | 9 | 191 | 173 | 151 | 117 | 99 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 427 | 401 | 373 | 341 | 318 |
| 9 | 3 | 13 | 214 | 207 | 187 | 170 | 160 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 397 | 368 | 337 | 301 | 255 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 409 | 384 | 352 | 328 | 304 |
| 12 | 3 | 12 | 203 | 180 | 154 | 144 | 117 |
| 13 | 5 | 14 | 513 | 484 | 464 | 409 | 397 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 438 | 413 | 376 | 349 | 319 |
| 15 | 3 | 10 | 174 | 154 | 127 | 117 | 97 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 485 | 464 | 438 | 408 | 386 |
| 17 | 4 | 16 | 322 | 291 | 260 | 223 | 191 |
| 18 | 5 | 18 | 513 | 495 | 453 | 399 | 365 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6886 | 71.1 | 137 |
| Blue | Male | 6507 | 69.4 | 126 |
| White | Male | 5970 | 66.8 | 120 |
| White | Female | 5970 | 72 | 140 |
| Gold | Female | 5331 | 69.8 | 134 |
| Gold | Male | 5331 | 64.3 | 116 |
| Red | Female | 4758 | 66.4 | 127 |
| Orange | Male | 2561 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 517-86 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 528 · 546 · 564front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 321 to reach, 347 to carry
- Bunker left: 441 to reach, 457 to carry
- Bunker right: 473 to reach, 500 to carry
- Bunker left: 476 to reach, 491 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 29 yards shorter: the green sits 86 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- Best lay-up: 130 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 47 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front 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
- 374-45 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 372 · 389 · 403front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 35yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- 3 bunkers right: 239 to reach, 295 to carry
- Bunker left: 343 to reach, 360 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards shorter: the green sits 45 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 270 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 239 to reach, 295 to carry. Drives that finish short of 239 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 226.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 218+11 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 195 · 214 · 234front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 25yards deep × wide
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 11 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green is 40 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 47 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].
