Palouse Ridge Golf Club At Washington State University
Pullman, Washington · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by John Harbottle III, opened 1954.
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 2,590 ft the ball carries about 3% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 145. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 18, where the green sits 64 ft above the tee and plays about 21 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 55 ft below the tee and plays about 18 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 7 holes and on the right on 3: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 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 | Black | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 405 | 353 | 346 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | 369 | 329 | 319 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 440 | 389 | 362 |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | 159 | 124 | 117 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 558 | 514 | 456 |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | 216 | 145 | 145 |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 422 | 314 | 259 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 380 | 292 | 270 |
| 9 | 5 | 13 | 485 | 412 | 371 |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | 574 | 503 | 476 |
| 11 | 3 | 10 | 156 | 113 | 93 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 427 | 347 | 277 |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | 217 | 155 | 137 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 399 | 291 | 285 |
| 15 | 4 | 18 | 337 | 271 | 271 |
| 16 | 3 | 16 | 118 | 101 | 96 |
| 17 | 5 | 12 | 508 | 450 | 430 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 552 | 451 | 394 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson | Male | 7308 | 75.9 | 140 |
| Blue | Male | 6723 | 72.9 | 134 |
| Gray | Male | 6172 | 70.2 | 126 |
| Gray | Female | 6172 | 75.8 | 135 |
| Black | Female | 5552 | 72.1 | 129 |
| Black | Male | 5552 | 67.1 | 119 |
| Green | Female | 5106 | 69.4 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 403-6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 386 · 405 · 421front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 222
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 222.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- 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.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 366-10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 356 · 369 · 385front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 245
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 245.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from left to right, about 1.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 431-28 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 426 · 440 · 455front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 261
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 209 to reach, 246 to carry
- Bunker right: 266 to reach, 284 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 28 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 209 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 209 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 261 and narrows to 29 at 281.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 60 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 5 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].