Lake Valley Golf Club
Longmont, Colorado · 18 holes · par 70 · Private. Designed by Press Maxwell, opened 1965.
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 5,270 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 3, where the green sits 28 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 37 ft below the tee and plays about 12 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | Green | Green/Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 415 | 377 | 353 | 353 | 329 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 428 | 421 | 405 | 370 | 332 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 460 | 437 | 401 | 368 | 334 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 319 | 308 | 293 | 293 | 278 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 195 | 180 | 158 | 145 | 145 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 414 | 414 | 400 | 381 | 373 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 241 | 215 | 187 | 148 | 138 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 434 | 415 | 397 | 390 | 355 |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | 528 | 515 | 507 | 489 | 451 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 401 | 392 | 362 | 352 | 335 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 600 | 590 | 577 | 514 | 494 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 214 | 190 | 174 | 154 | 140 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 426 | 410 | 400 | 390 | 345 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 388 | 372 | 368 | 317 | 317 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 442 | 391 | 330 | 321 | 309 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 181 | 172 | 165 | 147 | 126 |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 422 | 422 | 394 | 388 | 305 |
| 18 | 4 | 14 | 383 | 361 | 355 | 338 | 316 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6891 | 72 | 132 |
| Black/Blue | Male | 6702 | 71.1 | 130 |
| Blue | Male | 6582 | 70.3 | 130 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6379 | 69.6 | 128 |
| White | Female | 6226 | 75.5 | 142 |
| White | Male | 6226 | 68.9 | 127 |
| White/Green | Male | 6049 | 67.8 | 125 |
| White/Green | Female | 6049 | 74.5 | 140 |
| Green | Female | 5858 | 73.4 | 138 |
| Green | Male | 5858 | 67.2 | 122 |
| Green/Red | Female | 5602 | 71.5 | 133 |
| Green/Red | Male | 5564 | 66 | 120 |
| Red | Female | 5422 | 70.5 | 132 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 410-14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 401 · 415 · 428front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 237
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 115 to reach, 167 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 237.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 430+6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 417 · 428 · 442front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 213 to reach, 249 to carry
- Bunker right: 256 to reach, 271 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 231 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 213 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 213 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 239 and narrows to 26 at 269.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 469+28 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 450 · 460 · 471front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 243
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 448 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 28 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 243 and narrows to 31 at 213.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 5.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- Shallow green, 21 yards deep and 33 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 46 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 2 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].