The Creek At Qualchan Golf Course
Spokane, Washington · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1992.
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 1,840 ft the ball carries about 2% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 147. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 9, where the green sits 29 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 68 ft below the tee and plays about 23 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 9 holes and on the left on 4: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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 | 15 | 359 | 348 | 337 | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 398 | 387 | 344 | |
| 3 | 5 | 7 | 537 | 519 | 479 | |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | 223 | 200 | 180 | |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 571 | 537 | 478 | |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | 349 | 337 | 293 | |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 142 | 129 | 99 | |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 433 | 373 | 338 | |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 338 | 325 | 305 | |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 379 | 356 | 315 | |
| 11 | 3 | 4 | 210 | 180 | 158 | |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 450 | 426 | 400 | |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 333 | 317 | 276 | |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 170 | 143 | 115 | |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 346 | 328 | 290 | |
| 16 | 5 | 12 | 503 | 459 | 423 | |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 354 | 336 | 324 | |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 504 | 480 | 408 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6559 | 71.3 | 127 |
| Blue | Female | 6559 | 78.1 | 138 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6349 | 70 | 127 |
| White | Male | 6180 | 69.4 | 124 |
| White | Female | 6180 | 75.7 | 133 |
| Gold | Female | 5919 | 71.6 | 127 |
| Gold | Male | 5919 | 68.8 | 123 |
| Red | Male | 5562 | 66.7 | 118 |
| Red | Female | 5562 | 71.2 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 336-68 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 340 · 359 · 379front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 212 to reach, 263 to carry
- Bunker right: 222 to reach, 251 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 23 yards shorter: the green sits 68 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 212 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 212 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 234.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 401+10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 379 · 398 · 418front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 273
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 273 and narrows to 29 at 316.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from left to right, about 3%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 530-21 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 521 · 537 · 551front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 286
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 178 to reach, 226 to carry
- Water right: 261 to reach, 383 to carry
- Water front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 21 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 208 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 178 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 178 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 286 and narrows to 30 at 336.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 29 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 41 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 1 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].