Saddleback Golf Club
Firestone, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 2001.
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 4,960 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 34 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 22 ft below the tee and plays about 7 yards shorter.
- 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 | Gold | Gold/Blue | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 425 | 395 | 371 | 332 |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | 394 | 362 | 331 | 311 |
| 3 | 5 | 6 | 545 | 516 | 483 | 448 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 186 | 145 | 138 | 132 |
| 5 | 5 | 18 | 553 | 512 | 475 | 428 |
| 6 | 4 | 8 | 413 | 378 | 346 | 312 |
| 7 | 4 | 16 | 420 | 389 | 361 | 323 |
| 8 | 3 | 14 | 179 | 162 | 158 | 141 |
| 9 | 4 | 10 | 381 | 347 | 321 | 281 |
| 10 | 4 | 17 | 377 | 341 | 322 | 292 |
| 11 | 3 | 15 | 182 | 165 | 148 | 130 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | 417 | 389 | 357 | 290 |
| 13 | 5 | 13 | 521 | 491 | 476 | 462 |
| 14 | 4 | 9 | 434 | 395 | 366 | 331 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 478 | 444 | 410 | 351 |
| 16 | 4 | 7 | 340 | 308 | 295 | 267 |
| 17 | 3 | 5 | 207 | 197 | 178 | 169 |
| 18 | 5 | 11 | 589 | 556 | 518 | 484 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7041 | 73.1 | 135 |
| Black/Gold | Male | 6802 | 71.9 | 134 |
| Gold | Female | 6492 | 76.1 | 141 |
| Gold | Male | 6492 | 70.2 | 132 |
| Gold/Blue | Male | 6269 | 69.2 | 127 |
| Blue | Male | 6054 | 68.1 | 120 |
| Blue | Female | 6054 | 73.9 | 136 |
| Blue/White | Male | 5777 | 66.8 | 114 |
| Blue/White | Female | 5777 | 72.1 | 132 |
| White | Male | 5484 | 65.6 | 108 |
| White | Female | 5484 | 70.5 | 130 |
| Silver | Female | 4855 | 67 | 122 |
| Silver | Male | 4855 | 62.9 | 102 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 422-9 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 405 · 425 · 445front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 213 to reach, 293 to carry
- 3 bunkers right: 238 to reach, 282 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 9 ft below the tee.
- 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 30 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 22 at 261.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 389-15 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 385 · 394 · 403front · middle · back
- Green size
- 18 × 44yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 229
In play
- Bunker right: 221 to reach, 254 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 15 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 221 to reach, 254 to carry. Drives that finish short of 221 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 229.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Shallow green, 18 yards deep and 44 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 541-12 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 524 · 545 · 564front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 224
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 233 to reach, 294 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 473 to reach, 485 to carry
- Water back-left of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 269 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 233 to reach, 294 to carry. Drives that finish short of 233 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 224 and narrows to 19 at 264.
- Best lay-up: 100 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 29 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers and water; miss right.
- 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 40 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
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 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 44 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].