Desert Willow Golf Course
Henderson, Nevada · 18 holes · par 60 · Semi-Private. Designed by Billy Casper and Greg Nash, 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 2,260 ft the ball carries about 3% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 146. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 14, where the green sits 25 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 39 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 4 holes and on the right on 0: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 13 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 | 308 | 296 | 275 |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | 152 | 134 | 119 |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | 172 | 156 | 121 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 131 | 118 | 108 |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | 115 | 95 | 75 |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | 324 | 294 | 270 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 158 | 140 | 117 |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 181 | 146 | 117 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 345 | 326 | 296 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 311 | 301 | 270 |
| 11 | 3 | 14 | 140 | 117 | 95 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 131 | 119 | 108 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 151 | 115 | 98 |
| 14 | 3 | 4 | 204 | 176 | 159 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 335 | 325 | 319 |
| 16 | 3 | 8 | 181 | 161 | 126 |
| 17 | 3 | 10 | 161 | 140 | 120 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 324 | 294 | 269 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Female | 3811 | 61.7 | 95 |
| Blue | Male | 3811 | 59.1 | 91 |
| White | Male | 3454 | 58.1 | 89 |
| White | Female | 3454 | 59.5 | 94 |
| Red | Female | 3108 | 56.9 | 88 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 315+22 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 299 · 308 · 317front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 36yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 192
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 22 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 192.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 154+7 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 137 · 152 · 160front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 30yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left 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-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 165-21 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 158 · 172 · 186front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 29yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the back-right
In play
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 21 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 1%. Finish on the back-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 313 · Par 314 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 25 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
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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].