Paradise Hills Golf Course
Albuquerque, New Mexico · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Robert "Red" Lawrence, opened 1962.
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 5,250 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 9, where the green sits 27 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 20 ft below the tee and plays about 7 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 384 | 372 | 310 | |
| 2 | 5 | 17 | 502 | 486 | 451 | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | 198 | 180 | 148 | |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 376 | 348 | 290 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 445 | 420 | 325 | |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 374 | 356 | 230 | |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | 227 | 208 | 152 | |
| 8 | 5 | 15 | 545 | 498 | 408 | |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 446 | 412 | 350 | |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 408 | 390 | 260 | |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | 344 | 326 | 269 | |
| 12 | 5 | 12 | 549 | 493 | 382 | |
| 13 | 3 | 10 | 197 | 182 | 135 | |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 380 | 365 | 345 | |
| 15 | 4 | 8 | 421 | 400 | 305 | |
| 16 | 3 | 14 | 200 | 166 | 132 | |
| 17 | 5 | 16 | 585 | 558 | 460 | |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 459 | 420 | 358 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7043 | ||
| Blue | Male | 6810 | ||
| White | Male | 6449 | ||
| Silver | Male | 5703 | ||
| Red | Male | 5402 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 379-14 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 367 · 384 · 399front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 232 to reach, 275 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 258 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 232 to reach, 275 to carry. Drives that finish short of 232 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 239.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 495-20 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 484 · 502 · 517front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 241
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 241 to reach, 256 to carry
- Bunker left: 263 to reach, 277 to carry
- Bunker right: 296 to reach, 325 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 20 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 241 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 241 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 241 and narrows to 23 at 251.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 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 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 200+7 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 182 · 198 · 214front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 25yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 55 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].