University Of Denver Golf Club At Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Hale Irwin, opened 2012.
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 5,550 ft the ball carries about 6% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 140. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 9, where the green sits 65 ft above the tee and plays about 22 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 41 ft below the tee and plays about 14 yards shorter.
- 13 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 | Irwin/Black | Back/Blue | Regular/White | Forward/Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | 11 | ||||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 15 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 17 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| 9 | 5 | 13 | ||||
| 10 | 4 | 12 | ||||
| 11 | 5 | 18 | ||||
| 12 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| 13 | 3 | 14 | ||||
| 14 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| 15 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 16 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 17 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 18 | 5 | 16 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irwin/Black | Male | 7179 | 72.9 | 129 |
| Back/Blue | Male | 6719 | 70.7 | 124 |
| Regular/White | Male | 6311 | 69 | 118 |
| Forward/Red | Female | 5340 | 70 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 406-23 ft
- Green
- 396 · 414 · 431front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 267 to reach, 278 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 23 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 267 to reach, 278 to carry. Drives that finish short of 267 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 18 at 280.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-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.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 547-28 ft
- Green
- 540 · 556 · 571front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker left: 222 to reach, 243 to carry
- Bunker left: 292 to reach, 303 to carry
- Bunker right: 509 to reach, 519 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 28 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 222 to reach, 303 to carry. Drives that finish short of 222 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 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 3%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 434-24 ft
- Green
- 424 · 442 · 462front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 24 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 230.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from left to right, about 3%. Finish on the right 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · 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
- 43 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].