Lakota Links Golf Club
New Castle, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by James Engh, opened 2004.
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 5,970 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 4, where the green sits 101 ft above the tee and plays about 34 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 214 ft below the tee and plays about 71 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 6 | 564 | 530 | 480 | 454 |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | 373 | 331 | 299 | 234 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | 160 | 135 | 112 | 91 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 551 | 523 | 512 | 403 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 594 | 565 | 537 | 473 |
| 6 | 4 | 14 | 390 | 352 | 304 | 255 |
| 7 | 3 | 16 | 218 | 182 | 126 | 93 |
| 8 | 4 | 8 | 398 | 352 | 298 | 261 |
| 9 | 3 | 12 | 204 | 144 | 133 | 94 |
| 10 | 4 | 11 | 399 | 358 | 303 | 262 |
| 11 | 5 | 5 | 578 | 527 | 465 | 429 |
| 12 | 4 | 7 | 473 | 412 | 344 | 292 |
| 13 | 4 | 9 | 384 | 350 | 315 | 263 |
| 14 | 4 | 13 | 350 | 310 | 273 | 240 |
| 15 | 3 | 15 | 215 | 162 | 123 | 100 |
| 16 | 4 | 3 | 423 | 381 | 328 | 264 |
| 17 | 3 | 17 | 195 | 167 | 127 | 92 |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | 555 | 496 | 473 | 409 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7111 | 72.8 | 149 |
| Blue | Female | 6369 | 76.4 | 151 |
| Blue | Male | 6369 | 69.3 | 130 |
| White | Female | 5608 | 72 | 140 |
| White | Male | 5608 | 67 | 113 |
| Red | Female | 4744 | 69.1 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 558-18 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 551 · 564 · 577front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 223
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 546 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 18 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 268 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 223.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 21 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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
- 378+15 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 357 · 373 · 390front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 296 to reach, 323 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 325 to reach, 330 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 15 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 251 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 296 to reach, 323 to carry. Drives that finish short of 296 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 226.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 139-62 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 142 · 160 · 180front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 49yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 9.5%falls to the front
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 21 yards shorter: the green sits 62 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 9.5%. Finish on the front 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 34 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].