Mariana Butte Golf Course
Loveland, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1992.
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 5,070 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 18, where the green sits 42 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 69 ft below the tee and plays about 23 yards shorter.
- 10 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 | 16 | 515 | 491 | 479 | 435 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 405 | 398 | 369 | 311 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 384 | 377 | 336 | 281 |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | 180 | 156 | 147 | 94 |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | 542 | 520 | 486 | 458 |
| 6 | 4 | 14 | 364 | 351 | 317 | 282 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 390 | 372 | 330 | 271 |
| 8 | 3 | 18 | 167 | 158 | 124 | 104 |
| 9 | 4 | 12 | 378 | 356 | 309 | 261 |
| 10 | 4 | 15 | 381 | 378 | 353 | 294 |
| 11 | 3 | 13 | 172 | 168 | 142 | 102 |
| 12 | 4 | 7 | 418 | 393 | 362 | 311 |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | 549 | 536 | 500 | 454 |
| 14 | 3 | 17 | 125 | 121 | 107 | 105 |
| 15 | 4 | 9 | 424 | 399 | 361 | 316 |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 556 | 544 | 489 | 399 |
| 17 | 4 | 11 | 404 | 381 | 367 | 294 |
| 18 | 4 | 5 | 364 | 351 | 317 | 277 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6718 | 71.3 | 132 |
| Blue | Male | 6450 | 70.1 | 128 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6155 | 68.8 | 122 |
| White | Male | 5895 | 67.8 | 120 |
| White | Female | 5895 | 73 | 141 |
| White/Gold | Male | 5306 | 64.5 | 116 |
| White/Gold | Female | 5306 | 69.7 | 125 |
| Gold | Male | 5049 | 63.2 | 113 |
| Gold | Female | 5049 | 68.2 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 507-24 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 499 · 515 · 528front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 24 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 26 at 280.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 35 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 400-16 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 387 · 405 · 420front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 48 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker left: 247 to reach, 280 to carry
- Water back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 16 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 233 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 247 to reach, 280 to carry. Drives that finish short of 247 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 35 at 198.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- The green falls from left to right, about 5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 387+10 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 367 · 384 · 398front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 272
In play
- Water right: 88 to reach, 205 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 240 yards.
- Fairway water on the right: 88 to reach, 205 to carry. Drives that finish short of 88 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 272 and narrows to 36 at 288.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 517 · 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
- 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].