Bill Roberts Municipal Golf Course
Helena, Montana · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1925.
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 3,920 ft the ball carries about 5% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 143. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 13, where the green sits 31 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 30 ft below the tee and plays about 10 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 | Blue | White | Red | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 8 | 405 | 386 | 350 | 287 |
| 2 | 4 | 14 | 351 | 334 | 315 | 259 |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 567 | 529 | 503 | 438 |
| 4 | 3 | 16 | 155 | 139 | 113 | 78 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 418 | 400 | 358 | 313 |
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 435 | 384 | 334 | 294 |
| 7 | 3 | 18 | 175 | 154 | 136 | 128 |
| 8 | 4 | 12 | 374 | 339 | 292 | 245 |
| 9 | 5 | 10 | 477 | 452 | 426 | 398 |
| 10 | 4 | 15 | 350 | 340 | 290 | 250 |
| 11 | 4 | 7 | 445 | 425 | 365 | 285 |
| 12 | 3 | 17 | 155 | 145 | 115 | 95 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 615 | 585 | 405 | 405 |
| 14 | 4 | 13 | 330 | 322 | 290 | 200 |
| 15 | 4 | 9 | 395 | 380 | 305 | 265 |
| 16 | 4 | 3 | 415 | 397 | 320 | 225 |
| 17 | 3 | 11 | 200 | 185 | 150 | 140 |
| 18 | 5 | 5 | 520 | 495 | 445 | 395 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6782 | 71.2 | 123 |
| White | Male | 6391 | 69.2 | 121 |
| Red | Female | 5612 | 70.7 | 129 |
| Gold | Female | 4700 | 65.3 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 403-5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 395 · 405 · 419front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 21 at 205.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- 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 4
- Plays like
- 342-28 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 333 · 351 · 364front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 218
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water front-left of the green
- Water left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 28 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 222 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 218.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 576+28 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 557 · 567 · 572front · middle · back
- Green size
- 20 × 36yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 53 to reach, 138 to carry
- Bunker right: 288 to reach, 306 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
- Water back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 28 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 53 to reach, 135 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 56 to reach, 138 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 288 to reach, 306 to carry. Drives that finish short of 288 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 226 and narrows to 28 at 196.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 27 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 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- Shallow green, 20 yards deep and 36 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · 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
- 48 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].