Palisade State Park Golf Course
Sterling, Utah · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1972.
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 6,000 ft the ball carries about 7% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 140. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 1, where the green sits 92 ft above the tee and plays about 31 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 98 ft below the tee and plays about 33 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | 5 | 1 | 532 | 452 | 403 |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | 181 | 165 | 145 |
| 3 | 4 | 17 | 321 | 300 | 288 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 170 | 134 | 100 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 388 | 353 | 343 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 371 | 336 | 317 |
| 7 | 5 | 15 | 465 | 445 | 348 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 435 | 382 | 366 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 430 | 372 | 354 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 399 | 374 | 344 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 373 | 335 | 300 |
| 12 | 5 | 8 | 463 | 453 | 438 |
| 13 | 5 | 12 | 460 | 441 | 422 |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 90 | 69 | 58 |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 291 | 275 | 245 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 376 | 333 | 309 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 128 | 118 | 118 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 460 | 418 | 405 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6360 | 68.7 | 114 |
| White | Male | 5755 | 66 | 109 |
| Red | Female | 5340 | 68.5 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 563+92 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 516 · 532 · 548front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 243
- Green slope
- 6%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Water back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 31 yards longer: the green sits 92 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 243.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers and water; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 6%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 185+11 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 165 · 181 · 198front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 31yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 96 to reach, 141 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 11 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 96 to reach, 141 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- 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
- 333+37 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 304 · 321 · 337front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 206
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 145 to reach, 162 to carry
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards longer: the green sits 37 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 206.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 31 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].