The Golf Club At Bear Dance
Larkspur, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Southwest Greens of Colorado, opened 2002.
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 6,720 ft the ball carries about 8% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 138. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 15, where the green sits 72 ft above the tee and plays about 24 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 126 ft below the tee and plays about 42 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | 4 | 3 | 476 | 454 | 411 | 389 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 205 | 183 | 163 | 124 |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 406 | 351 | 325 | 284 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 416 | 397 | 382 | 254 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 614 | 525 | 488 | 461 |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | 313 | 306 | 286 | 232 |
| 7 | 3 | 9 | 229 | 177 | 154 | 125 |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | 519 | 457 | 407 | 377 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 484 | 464 | 441 | 321 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 436 | 412 | 351 | 293 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 465 | 442 | 401 | 300 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 187 | 172 | 153 | 119 |
| 13 | 5 | 8 | 500 | 425 | 392 | 375 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 416 | 416 | 397 | 315 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 411 | 388 | 361 | 225 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 406 | 358 | 343 | 244 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 124 | 113 | 102 | 91 |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | 620 | 602 | 528 | 462 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | Male | 7726 | 74.8 | 141 |
| Black | Male | 7344 | 73.8 | 138 |
| Players | Male | 7135 | 72.2 | 136 |
| Blue | Male | 6879 | 70.7 | 132 |
| Members | Male | 6527 | 69.9 | 127 |
| White | Female | 6293 | 74.8 | 143 |
| White | Male | 6293 | 68.6 | 124 |
| GB's | Male | 5780 | 65.8 | 118 |
| GB's | Female | 5780 | 71 | 134 |
| Gold | Female | 5240 | 68.5 | 130 |
| Gold | Male | 5240 | 64.1 | 111 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 441-105 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 449 · 476 · 500front · middle · back
- Green size
- 51 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the back-right
In play
- Bunker left: 375 to reach, 394 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 35 yards shorter: the green sits 105 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 28 at 197.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the back-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 51 yards deep: a back pin can play about 4 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 197-25 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 189 · 205 · 222front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 29yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 191 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 25 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 4%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 388-55 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 389 · 406 · 425front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 18 yards shorter: the green sits 55 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 302 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 20 at 201.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 4%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · 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
- 49 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].