Washoe Golf Course
Reno, Nevada · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1936.
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 4,580 ft the ball carries about 5% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 142. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 18, where the green sits 60 ft above the tee and plays about 20 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 56 ft below the tee and plays about 19 yards shorter.
- 10 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 | Blue | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 | 366 | 349 | 349 | 349 |
| 2 | 4 | 16 | 345 | 320 | 320 | 310 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | 140 | 116 | 116 | 85 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 426 | 404 | 305 | 305 |
| 5 | 4 | 12 | 375 | 368 | 368 | 270 |
| 6 | 4 | 8 | 389 | 384 | 359 | 359 |
| 7 | 5 | 10 | 541 | 517 | 517 | 426 |
| 8 | 4 | 6 | 366 | 354 | 271 | 271 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 426 | 407 | 359 | 407 |
| 10 | 4 | 7 | 357 | 346 | 346 | 334 |
| 11 | 3 | 9 | 173 | 151 | 112 | 112 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | 475 | 452 | 452 | 442 |
| 13 | 4 | 11 | 321 | 316 | 316 | 311 |
| 14 | 5 | 17 | 476 | 439 | 409 | 409 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 456 | 442 | 341 | 341 |
| 16 | 3 | 5 | 239 | 217 | 170 | 170 |
| 17 | 4 | 13 | 342 | 333 | 333 | 328 |
| 18 | 5 | 15 | 495 | 472 | 407 | 407 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6708 | 71.9 | 125 |
| Black | Female | 6708 | 78.1 | 144 |
| White | Male | 6387 | 70.5 | 123 |
| White | Female | 6387 | 76.8 | 140 |
| Blue | Female | 5850 | 73.5 | 132 |
| Blue | Male | 5850 | 67.5 | 118 |
| Red | Male | 5636 | 67.2 | 114 |
| Red | Female | 5636 | 72.5 | 128 |
| Silver | Female | 4614 | 64.3 | 115 |
| Silver | Male | 4614 | 61.5 | 103 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 347-56 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 357 · 366 · 376front · middle · back
- Green size
- 19 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker left: 233 to reach, 240 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 19 yards shorter: the green sits 56 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 233 to reach, 240 to carry. Drives that finish short of 233 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 21 at 251.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 349+13 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 336 · 345 · 355front · middle · back
- Green size
- 20 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 48 ydswide at 217
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 242 to reach, 246 to carry
- Bunker left: 255 to reach, 277 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 13 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 246 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 242 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 242 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 217 and narrows to 22 at 259.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 133-20 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 131 · 140 · 148front · middle · back
- Green size
- 19 × 20yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 20 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 1.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · 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
- 37 hazards with reach and carry
- 12 green slope reads
- 3 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].