The Sanctuary
Sedalia, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Jim Engh, opened 1995.
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 6,370 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 8, where the green sits 102 ft above the tee and plays about 34 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 248 ft below the tee and plays about 83 yards shorter.
- 17 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake | Male | 7052 | 72.3 | 142 |
| Elk | Male | 6366 | 70 | 131 |
| Bear | Male | 6012 | 68.1 | 126 |
| Mountain Lion | Female | 5445 | 72 | 126 |
| Mountain Lion | Male | 5445 | 66.8 | 121 |
| Fox | Male | 4676 | 67 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 520-248 ft
- Green
- 583 · 603 · 623front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 289 to reach, 314 to carry
- Bunker left: 514 to reach, 535 to carry
- Water front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 83 yards shorter: the green sits 248 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 289 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 289 to reach, 314 to carry. Drives that finish short of 289 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 10 at 200.
- Best lay-up: 110 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 31 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right 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.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 431-83 ft
- Green
- 438 · 459 · 477front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 28 yards shorter: the green sits 83 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 230.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front 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 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 425+11 ft
- Green
- 403 · 421 · 439front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 318 to reach, 342 to carry
- Bunker left: 330 to reach, 349 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 11 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 12 at 200.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 40 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].