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The River Course At Keystone

Keystone, Colorado · 18 holes · par 71 · Resort. Designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry, opened 2000.

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

Altitude9,160 ftCarries about 11% farther
Bunkers69More than 75% of Colorado guides
Holes with water0 of 18
Average fairway width38 ydsWider than 61% of Colorado guides
Typical green5,700 sq ftBigger than 63% of Colorado guides
Sloped greens12 of 18Tilt 2% or more
  • At about 9,160 ft the ball carries about 11% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 134. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
  • Biggest climb: hole 13, where the green sits 79 ft above the tee and plays about 26 yards longer.
  • Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 190 ft below the tee and plays about 63 yards shorter.
  • 12 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

HoleParHcpBlackBlueWhiteGoldRed
1515551523490430367
2417397377358303272
331222208165144140
4411408384363335303
553563530495471449
645363351323257152
739195178163119103
847431406381350323
9313221212197175165
1048408374346308262
1146415388360334308
12312209186160150124
13514519494473418406
1444441430384352321
15310184166133125102
1642509497448427395
17416330299270228195
18518520504461405371

Tees

TeeYardsRatingSlope
BlackMale688671.1137
BlueMale650769.4126
WhiteFemale597072140
WhiteMale597066.8120
GoldMale533164.3116
GoldFemale533169.8134
RedFemale475866.4127
OrangeMale2561

Hole 1 · Par 5

Lay-up zoneGreen falls this way

551 (Black) · 523 (Blue) · 490 (White) · 430 (Gold) · 367 (Red) yards · Handicap 15

Plays like
522-86 ft
Green · Black tee
533 · 551 · 569front · middle · back
Green size
36 × 27yards deep × wide
Green slope
3%falls to the front

In play

  • Bunker left: 326 to reach, 352 to carry
  • Bunker left: 446 to reach, 462 to carry
  • Bunker right: 478 to reach, 505 to carry
  • Bunker left: 481 to reach, 496 to carry
  • Bunker front-right of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 29 yards shorter: the green sits 86 ft below the tee.
  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • Best lay-up: 130 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 47 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
  • The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
  • The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
  • The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.

Hole 2 · Par 4

Green falls this way

397 (Black) · 377 (Blue) · 358 (White) · 303 (Gold) · 272 (Red) yards · Handicap 17

Plays like
382-45 ft
Green · Black tee
380 · 397 · 411front · middle · back
Green size
31 × 35yards deep × wide
Fairway
39 ydswide at 234
Green slope
1%falls to the front

In play

  • 3 bunkers right: 247 to reach, 303 to carry
  • Bunker left: 351 to reach, 368 to carry
  • Bunker front-right of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 15 yards shorter: the green sits 45 ft below the tee.
  • Dogleg right at about 278 yards.
  • Fairway bunkers on the right: 247 to reach, 303 to carry. Drives that finish short of 247 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 234.
  • The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
  • The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Hole 3 · Par 3

222 (Black) · 208 (Blue) · 165 (White) · 144 (Gold) · 140 (Red) yards · Handicap 1

Plays like
226+11 ft
Green · Black tee
203 · 222 · 242front · middle · back
Green size
40 × 25yards deep × wide

In play

  • Bunker right of the green
  • Bunker left of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 11 ft above the tee.
  • Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
  • 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 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5

The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:

  • 15 plays-like yardages
  • 47 hazards with reach and carry
  • 13 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].

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