Saddle Rock Golf Course
Aurora, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Municipal/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 5,900 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 7, where the green sits 62 ft above the tee and plays about 21 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 91 ft below the tee and plays about 30 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 6 holes and on the left on 3: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 13 | 539 | 505 | 475 | 445 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 351 | 322 | 311 | 259 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 407 | 375 | 369 | 332 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 366 | 335 | 310 | 276 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 154 | 126 | 114 | 109 |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 568 | 554 | 519 | 484 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 356 | 322 | 307 | 277 |
| 8 | 3 | 9 | 219 | 185 | 147 | 116 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 431 | 398 | 361 | 334 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 404 | 374 | 339 | 294 |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | 553 | 530 | 467 | 218 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 393 | 379 | 336 | 316 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 449 | 426 | 426 | 411 |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 184 | 159 | 142 | 119 |
| 15 | 4 | 18 | 369 | 360 | 334 | 300 |
| 16 | 3 | 10 | 204 | 171 | 153 | 129 |
| 17 | 5 | 14 | 568 | 538 | 503 | 417 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 404 | 361 | 345 | 295 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | Male | 7328 | 74.6 | 145 |
| Black | Male | 6919 | 72.6 | 141 |
| Blue | Male | 6420 | 70.2 | 133 |
| Blue | Female | 6420 | 76.5 | 149 |
| White | Female | 5958 | 74.1 | 141 |
| White | Male | 5958 | 68.4 | 121 |
| Green/White | Female | 5342 | 70.2 | 135 |
| Green | Female | 5177 | 69.3 | 131 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 552+38 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 524 · 539 · 552front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 211
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker left: 408 to reach, 435 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards longer: the green sits 38 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 211.
- Best lay-up: 150 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 44 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 369+53 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 336 · 351 · 361front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 210
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: 48 to reach, 133 to carry
- Bunker right: 227 to reach, 253 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 335 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 18 yards longer: the green sits 53 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 254 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 227 to reach, 253 to carry. Drives that finish short of 227 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 210 and narrows to 29 at 230.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 415+25 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 390 · 407 · 419front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 49 ydswide at 208
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 240 to reach, 276 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 25 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 240 to reach, 276 to carry. Drives that finish short of 240 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 49 yards wide at 208 and narrows to 36 at 178.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · 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
- 41 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].