Desert Pines Golf Club
Las Vegas, Nevada · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by Perry Dye, opened 1996.
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 1,810 ft the ball carries about 2% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 147. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 13, where the green sits 9 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 9, where the green sits 8 ft below the tee and plays about 3 yards shorter.
- 9 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 | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 324 | 296 | 261 |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | 153 | 125 | 100 |
| 3 | 5 | 9 | 453 | 423 | 345 |
| 4 | 4 | 15 | 305 | 274 | 232 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 394 | 361 | 289 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 405 | 370 | 295 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 488 | 451 | 403 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 163 | 121 | 82 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 393 | 347 | 302 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 338 | 309 | 276 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 148 | 106 | 83 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 344 | 274 | 246 |
| 13 | 5 | 10 | 492 | 449 | 413 |
| 14 | 4 | 16 | 299 | 266 | 225 |
| 15 | 4 | 8 | 287 | 246 | 230 |
| 16 | 3 | 12 | 170 | 122 | 93 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 378 | 316 | 289 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 390 | 345 | 314 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6222 | 71.1 | 137 |
| Black | Female | 6222 | 76.5 | 146 |
| White | Male | 5520 | 67.6 | 120 |
| White | Female | 5520 | 72.5 | 132 |
| Red | Male | 4678 | 63.8 | 108 |
| Red | Female | 4678 | 67.6 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 323-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 307 · 324 · 343front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 203
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the left
In play
- Water right: 63 to reach, 114 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 236 to reach, 268 to carry
- Bunker right: 240 to reach, 258 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 236 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 236 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 203.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from right to left, about 3%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 151-6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 138 · 153 · 170front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 31yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 124 to carry
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 452-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 433 · 453 · 470front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 181
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the right
In play
- Water right: 310 to reach, 346 to carry
- Bunker left: 368 to reach, 380 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 426 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 396 to reach, 426 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 398 to reach, 426 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 181 and narrows to 27 at 161.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 1.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 69 hazards with reach and carry
- 11 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].