Sonoma Ranch Golf Course
Las Cruces, New Mexico · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Cal Olson, opened 2000.
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 4,250 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 16, where the green sits 57 ft above the tee and plays about 19 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 62 ft below the tee and plays about 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 16 | 348 | 328 | 309 |
| 2 | 4 | 14 | 371 | 344 | 322 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | 148 | 139 | 130 |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | 306 | 285 | 277 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 465 | 387 | 354 |
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 409 | 396 | 371 |
| 7 | 5 | 8 | 597 | 565 | 539 |
| 8 | 3 | 10 | 160 | 143 | 128 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 455 | 434 | 398 |
| 10 | 5 | 13 | 579 | 548 | 489 |
| 11 | 3 | 7 | 237 | 199 | 165 |
| 12 | 4 | 11 | 365 | 336 | 313 |
| 13 | 4 | 17 | 334 | 308 | 289 |
| 14 | 5 | 15 | 512 | 485 | 456 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 472 | 435 | 400 |
| 16 | 4 | 3 | 428 | 390 | 361 |
| 17 | 3 | 9 | 181 | 157 | 140 |
| 18 | 5 | 5 | 577 | 552 | 516 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7028 | 72.1 | 120 |
| Blue | Male | 6538 | 69.8 | 116 |
| White | Male | 6088 | 67.6 | 113 |
| Tan | Female | 5615 | 71.1 | 125 |
| Teal | Female | 5169 | 68.3 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 337-34 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 337 · 348 · 356front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 214
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker left: 267 to reach, 297 to carry
- Bunker right: 305 to reach, 313 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 34 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 267 to reach, 297 to carry. Drives that finish short of 267 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 214.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 369-5 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 360 · 371 · 383front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 224
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 207 to reach, 259 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 282 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 207 to reach, 259 to carry. Drives that finish short of 207 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 224.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 146-7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 138 · 148 · 158front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 32yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · 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
- 52 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].