Willis Case Golf Course
Denver, Colorado · 18 holes · par 70 · Municipal. Opened 1928.
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 5,360 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 16, where the green sits 59 ft above the tee and plays about 20 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 61 ft below the tee and plays about 20 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 | 4 | 9 | 413 | 384 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 176 | 140 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 384 | 335 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 148 | 129 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | 557 | 467 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 433 | 366 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 431 | 375 |
| 8 | 4 | 17 | 337 | 265 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 363 | 311 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | 137 | 127 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 329 | 324 |
| 12 | 5 | 14 | 427 | 389 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 306 | 292 |
| 14 | 4 | 16 | 290 | 281 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 369 | 347 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 365 | 322 |
| 17 | 3 | 10 | 158 | 154 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 395 | 364 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Male | 6293 | 69.1 | 117 |
| Bronze | Female | 6293 | 75.2 | 132 |
| Bronze/Gold | Female | 6160 | 74.3 | 131 |
| Bronze/Gold | Male | 6160 | 68.4 | 118 |
| Gold | Female | 6018 | 73.5 | 130 |
| Gold | Male | 6018 | 67.6 | 116 |
| Gold/Black | Female | 5745 | 71.5 | 126 |
| Gold/Black | Male | 5745 | 66.2 | 115 |
| Black | Female | 5372 | 70 | 124 |
| Black | Male | 5372 | 64.5 | 112 |
| Black/Silver | Female | 5261 | 69.1 | 123 |
| Black/Silver | Male | 5261 | 64.2 | 111 |
| Silver | Female | 5043 | 68.3 | 120 |
| Silver | Male | 5043 | 63.8 | 106 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 399-43 ft
- Green · Bronze/Gold tee
- 402 · 413 · 425front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 248 to reach, 256 to carry
- Bunker right: 281 to reach, 296 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards shorter: the green sits 43 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 248 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 248 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 228.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; 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.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 175-4 ft
- Green · Bronze/Gold tee
- 163 · 176 · 189front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 21yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 387+8 ft
- Green · Bronze/Gold tee
- 368 · 384 · 401front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 186 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 227.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from right to left, about 4%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 26 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 2 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].