Tanoan Country Club Sandia Course
Albuquerque, New Mexico · 9 holes · par 36 · Private. Opened 1978.
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 5,870 ft the ball carries about 7% 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 3, where the green sits 69 ft above the tee and plays about 23 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 67 ft below the tee and plays about 22 yards shorter.
- 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 431 | 413 | 324 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 187 | 163 | 151 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 555 | 536 | 462 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 352 | 333 | 267 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 384 | 362 | 285 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | 178 | 152 | 114 |
| 7 | 5 | 13 | 520 | 492 | 400 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 184 | 160 | 134 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 585 | 552 | 498 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 3403 | ||
| White | Male | 3169 | ||
| Red | Female | 2610 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 436+14 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 419 · 431 · 443front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 241
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 14 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 274 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 241 and narrows to 17 at 211.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 186-4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 178 · 187 · 195front · middle · back
- Green size
- 20 × 22yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 578+69 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 548 · 555 · 562front · middle · back
- Green size
- 14 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front-right
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 355 to reach, 374 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 23 yards longer: the green sits 69 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 280 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 238.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 160 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 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-left to front-right, about 5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- Shallow green, 14 yards deep and 21 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Holes 4 to 9
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 6 plays-like yardages
- 29 hazards with reach and carry
- 6 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].