Wellshire Golf Course
Denver, Colorado · 18 holes · par 70 · Municipal. Designed by Donald Ross, opened 1926.
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 5,470 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 16, where the green sits 43 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, where the green sits 55 ft below the tee and plays about 18 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | Bronze/Gold | Gold/Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 8 | 496 | 465 |
| 2 | 3 | 16 | 159 | 113 |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | 369 | 353 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 414 | 396 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 422 | 400 |
| 6 | 4 | 10 | 330 | 271 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 398 | 388 |
| 8 | 4 | 18 | 299 | 289 |
| 9 | 3 | 14 | 148 | 138 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 392 |
| 11 | 3 | 17 | 140 | 107 |
| 12 | 4 | 5 | 452 | 421 |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 420 | 403 |
| 14 | 3 | 15 | 225 | 184 |
| 15 | 4 | 13 | 348 | 340 |
| 16 | 4 | 7 | 362 | 324 |
| 17 | 4 | 9 | 382 | 318 |
| 18 | 5 | 11 | 480 | 328 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Male | 6659 | 70.7 | 125 |
| Bronze/Gold | Male | 6455 | 69.9 | 125 |
| Gold | Male | 6269 | 69.5 | 122 |
| Gold | Female | 6269 | 75.8 | 150 |
| Gold/Black | Female | 5881 | 73.6 | 139 |
| Gold/Black | Male | 5881 | 67.7 | 119 |
| Black | Female | 5630 | 72.3 | 137 |
| Black | Male | 5630 | 66.8 | 118 |
| Black/Silver | Female | 5174 | 69.4 | 126 |
| Black/Silver | Male | 5174 | 64.3 | 113 |
| Silver | Male | 4794 | 62.5 | 112 |
| Silver | Female | 4794 | 67.1 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 491-16 ft
- Green · Bronze/Gold tee
- 480 · 496 · 511front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 204
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 16 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 204.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 162+8 ft
- Green · Bronze/Gold tee
- 147 · 159 · 172front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 18yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- 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 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 355-43 ft
- Green · Bronze/Gold tee
- 354 · 369 · 383front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 204
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards shorter: the green sits 43 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 204.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 32 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 1 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].