Pasadena Municipal Golf Course
Houston, Texas · 18 holes · par 72 · municipal. Designed by Ellington Air Force, Jay Rivere.
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 40 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 17, where the green sits 6 ft above the tee and plays about 2 yards longer.
- 15 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 | 5 | 15 | 490 | 467 | 446 | 353 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 150 | 125 | 105 | 85 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 410 | 384 | 359 | 338 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 395 | 352 | 257 | 252 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 372 | 362 | 320 | 303 |
| 6 | 5 | 13 | 516 | 488 | 481 | 361 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 437 | 419 | 346 | 326 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 408 | 363 | 326 | 298 |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 167 | 141 | 135 | 117 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 405 | 389 | 303 | 277 |
| 11 | 5 | 14 | 521 | 477 | 436 | 407 |
| 12 | 3 | 8 | 224 | 195 | 168 | 128 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 324 | 281 | 268 | 255 |
| 14 | 5 | 10 | 495 | 475 | 392 | 385 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 165 | 137 | 101 | 101 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 431 | 409 | 345 | 321 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 449 | 404 | 369 | 311 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 403 | 387 | 321 | 294 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6750 | 72.2 | 118 |
| White | Male | 6225 | 69.7 | 113 |
| Gold | Female | 5456 | 66.1 | 108 |
| Red | Female | 4910 | 67.9 | 108 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 490level
- Green · Blue tee
- 476 · 490 · 504front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 243
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 243.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 21 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 to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 149-2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 133 · 150 · 166front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 20yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 39 to reach, 84 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 110 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 57 to reach, 110 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 411+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 394 · 410 · 427front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 20 ydswide at 252
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 158 to reach, 164 to carry
- Water left: 366 to reach, 398 to carry
- Water left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 20 yards wide at 252.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 65 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].