Thorncreek Golf Club
Thornton, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1992.
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 5,190 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 3, where the green sits 47 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 64 ft below the tee and plays about 21 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Male | 7201 | 72.8 | 134 |
| #2 | Male | 6739 | 70.5 | 126 |
| #3 | Male | 6288 | 68.9 | 123 |
| #3 | Female | 6288 | 74.6 | 138 |
| #4 | Female | 5649 | 71 | 128 |
| #4 | Male | 5649 | 66.5 | 110 |
| #5 | Female | 5046 | 68 | 112 |
| #5 | Male | 5046 | 63.6 | 102 |
| Family | Male | 2436 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 337+5 ft
- Green
- 314 · 335 · 354front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 209
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 209.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front 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
- 438+6 ft
- Green
- 416 · 436 · 455front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 39 at 200.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 594+47 ft
- Green
- 556 · 578 · 602front · middle · back
- Green size
- 45 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 51 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 6.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 16 yards longer: the green sits 47 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 135 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 51 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 33 at 270.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from left to right, about 6.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 45 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 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 21 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].