River Valley Ranch Golf Club
Carbondale, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1998.
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 6,220 ft the ball carries about 7% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 139. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 9, where the green sits 30 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 47 ft below the tee and plays about 16 yards shorter.
- 13 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 | 4 | 2 | 420 | 387 | 366 | 250 |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 534 | 507 | 467 | 434 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | 211 | 178 | 150 | 125 |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | 391 | 366 | 334 | 304 |
| 5 | 5 | 16 | 541 | 507 | 471 | 437 |
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 453 | 420 | 393 | 346 |
| 7 | 4 | 18 | 313 | 273 | 230 | 201 |
| 8 | 3 | 14 | 175 | 167 | 150 | 137 |
| 9 | 4 | 8 | 401 | 362 | 330 | 268 |
| 10 | 4 | 13 | 419 | 347 | 317 | 279 |
| 11 | 5 | 15 | 566 | 528 | 491 | 423 |
| 12 | 4 | 5 | 442 | 420 | 367 | 345 |
| 13 | 3 | 17 | 186 | 157 | 130 | 108 |
| 14 | 4 | 9 | 405 | 369 | 288 | 267 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 474 | 438 | 413 | 322 |
| 16 | 3 | 11 | 226 | 185 | 147 | 120 |
| 17 | 5 | 7 | 607 | 570 | 509 | 475 |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | 440 | 391 | 361 | 271 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7204 | 73.7 | 141 |
| Black/Blue | Male | 6860 | 71.8 | 135 |
| Blue | Male | 6572 | 70.5 | 129 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6246 | 69.3 | 121 |
| Blue/White | Female | 6246 | 74.8 | 146 |
| White | Male | 5914 | 68 | 112 |
| White | Female | 5914 | 73 | 136 |
| White/Red | Male | 5450 | 65.8 | 109 |
| White/Red | Female | 5450 | 70.9 | 125 |
| Red | Male | 5112 | 64.2 | 107 |
| Red | Female | 5112 | 68.9 | 122 |
| Ranch | Male | 3983 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 416-11 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 403 · 420 · 435front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 255
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the right
In play
- Water across the hole: 104 to reach, 141 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 11 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 104 to reach, 141 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 255 and narrows to 29 at 225.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 3.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 536+6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 514 · 534 · 556front · middle · back
- Green size
- 42 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 49 ydswide at 244
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 116 to reach, 260 to carry
- Bunker left: 274 to reach, 296 to carry
- Bunker right: 519 to reach, 534 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 503 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 234 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 361 to reach, 503 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers and water on the left: 116 to reach, 296 to carry. Drives that finish short of 116 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 49 yards wide at 244 and narrows to 41 at 284.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 42 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 215+11 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 194 · 211 · 232front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 32yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole: 128 to reach, 133 to carry
- 2 bunkers front of the green
- 2 bunkers front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Water left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 11 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 128 to reach, 133 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers and water; miss right.
- 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.
- 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 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 61 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].