Pinon Hills Golf Course
Farmington, New Mexico · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1989.
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 5,580 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 8, where the green sits 47 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 69 ft below the tee and plays about 23 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 415 | 387 | 370 | 320 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 430 | 398 | 339 | 315 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 452 | 412 | 380 | 347 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 199 | 178 | 147 | 123 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 355 | 331 | 310 | 277 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 229 | 198 | 167 | 140 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 415 | 395 | 356 | 279 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 561 | 537 | 509 | 435 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 589 | 572 | 555 | 514 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 431 | 404 | 370 | 326 |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 419 | 397 | 382 | 310 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 220 | 200 | 172 | 142 |
| 13 | 5 | 8 | 529 | 505 | 478 | 416 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 343 | 321 | 294 | 250 |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 152 | 140 | 122 | 89 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 441 | 405 | 381 | 345 |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | 549 | 520 | 480 | 438 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 469 | 446 | 392 | 362 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 7198 | 73.9 | 139 |
| Blue | Male | 6746 | 71.7 | 132 |
| White | Male | 6204 | 69 | 127 |
| Silver | Male | 5560 | 66.5 | 124 |
| Red | Female | 5428 | 70.6 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 392-69 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 398 · 415 · 429front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 240
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 295 to reach, 365 to carry
- Water right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
- Water back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 23 yards shorter: the green sits 69 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 267 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 295 to reach, 365 to carry. Drives that finish short of 295 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 240 and narrows to 34 at 290.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 423-22 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 409 · 430 · 443front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 252
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 262 to reach, 283 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 22 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 262 to reach, 283 to carry. Drives that finish short of 262 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 252 and narrows to 27 at 282.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from left to right, about 5.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 452+1 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 437 · 452 · 465front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 269
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
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 38 yards wide at 269 and narrows to 26 at 309.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 37 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].