Sierra Sage Golf Course
Reno, Nevada · 18 holes · par 71 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1960.
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 5,080 ft the ball carries about 6% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 141. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 3, where the green sits 32 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 50 ft below the tee and plays about 17 yards shorter.
- 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 410 | 394 | 361 | 357 |
| 2 | 5 | 15 | 537 | 522 | 466 | 458 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 367 | 356 | 351 | 345 |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | 163 | 150 | 135 | 124 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 475 | 430 | 425 | 415 |
| 6 | 4 | 17 | 351 | 337 | 335 | 325 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 364 | 353 | 342 | 341 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 184 | 166 | 156 | 150 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 432 | 410 | 347 | 339 |
| 10 | 5 | 16 | 514 | 485 | 412 | 412 |
| 11 | 4 | 12 | 388 | 332 | 325 | 319 |
| 12 | 3 | 10 | 192 | 186 | 167 | 162 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 375 | 364 | 358 | 353 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 420 | 400 | 311 | 307 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 417 | 379 | 370 | 364 |
| 16 | 3 | 8 | 180 | 162 | 128 | 123 |
| 17 | 4 | 18 | 325 | 314 | 302 | 298 |
| 18 | 5 | 14 | 510 | 490 | 408 | 405 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6555 | 70 | 126 |
| White | Male | 6214 | 68.4 | 122 |
| Gold | Male | 5662 | 65.6 | 115 |
| Red | Female | 5597 | 71 | 124 |
| Family #2 Gold | Male | 3909 | ||
| Family #1 Blue | Male | 3029 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 412+7 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 399 · 410 · 420front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 242
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 248 to reach, 271 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 306 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 248 to reach, 271 to carry. Drives that finish short of 248 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 242.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 529-24 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 526 · 537 · 549front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 253 to reach, 275 to carry
- Water right: 299 to reach, 323 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 24 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 341 yards.
- Fairway bunkers and water on the right: 253 to reach, 323 to carry. Drives that finish short of 253 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 234.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 28 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 378+32 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 355 · 367 · 380front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 252 to reach, 264 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards longer: the green sits 32 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 252 to reach, 264 to carry. Drives that finish short of 252 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 232.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 38 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].