Valley Country Club
Aurora, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Private/Resort. Opened 1956.
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 5,650 ft the ball carries about 7% 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 17 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 31 ft below the tee and plays about 10 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 7 holes and on the right on 2: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 11 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 451 | 401 | 372 | 260 | 260 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 408 | 390 | 336 | 328 | 287 |
| 3 | 4 | 15 | 366 | 360 | 313 | 313 | 271 |
| 4 | 5 | 13 | 533 | 499 | 486 | 470 | 410 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 411 | 375 | 314 | 314 | 289 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 565 | 541 | 487 | 424 | 424 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 164 | 138 | 128 | 104 | 104 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 423 | 382 | 352 | 316 | 316 |
| 9 | 3 | 7 | 220 | 188 | 166 | 158 | 74 |
| 10 | 5 | 14 | 533 | 509 | 498 | 419 | 400 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 509 | 432 | 364 | 342 | 342 |
| 12 | 4 | 16 | 409 | 382 | 371 | 284 | 284 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 187 | 154 | 140 | 110 | 98 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 378 | 348 | 340 | 333 | 262 |
| 15 | 3 | 12 | 202 | 190 | 175 | 158 | 106 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 376 | 349 | 340 | 247 | 247 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 494 | 444 | 377 | 352 | 352 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 572 | 526 | 468 | 433 | 399 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7166 | 74 | 130 |
| Black/Gold | Male | 6818 | 73.1 | 127 |
| Gold | Male | 6608 | 72 | 126 |
| Blue | Male | 5992 | 70 | 120 |
| Blue | Female | 5992 | 72 | 128 |
| Blue/White | Male | 5685 | 69.3 | 119 |
| White | Female | 5365 | 70.1 | 125 |
| White | Male | 5365 | 68.1 | 118 |
| Red | Female | 4925 | 66.4 | 118 |
| Red | Male | 4925 | 66.2 | 114 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 441-31 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 433 · 451 · 467front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 335 to reach, 346 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 31 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 295 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 32 at 271.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 410+7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 390 · 408 · 423front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 54 ydswide at 244
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 96 to reach, 313 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 243 yards.
- Fairway water on the left: 96 to reach, 313 to carry. Drives that finish short of 96 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 54 yards wide at 244 and narrows to 26 at 284.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 366-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 351 · 366 · 381front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 9 to reach, 135 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 237 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 24 at 279.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · 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
- 48 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].