Three Rivers Golf Course
Kelso, Washington · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1983.
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 30 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 10, where the green sits 15 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 14 ft below the tee and plays about 5 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | 9 | 503 | 485 | 468 | 456 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 400 | 346 | 327 | 303 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 130 | 112 | 98 | 84 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 420 | 387 | 375 | 327 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 532 | 503 | 483 | 456 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 368 | 349 | 337 | 329 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 335 | 303 | 278 | 251 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 182 | 157 | 141 | 90 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 397 | 375 | 318 | 280 |
| 10 | 5 | 6 | 512 | 473 | 457 | 439 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 348 | 315 | 286 | 274 |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 364 | 327 | 305 | 291 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 379 | 352 | 322 | 310 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 428 | 390 | 367 | 353 |
| 15 | 3 | 14 | 204 | 179 | 163 | 135 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 390 | 364 | 342 | 312 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 194 | 157 | 142 | 125 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 543 | 520 | 494 | 480 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6648 | 71.2 | 119 |
| White | Male | 6087 | 68.7 | 114 |
| White | Female | 6087 | 73.8 | 121 |
| Gold | Male | 5736 | 67 | 111 |
| Gold | Female | 5736 | 71.9 | 117 |
| Red | Female | 5388 | 69.9 | 113 |
| Red | Male | 5388 | 65.4 | 108 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 507+12 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 490 · 503 · 517front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole: 71 to reach, 82 to carry
- Bunker right: 224 to reach, 250 to carry
- Bunker left: 421 to reach, 438 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 12 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 71 to reach, 82 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 224 to reach, 250 to carry. Drives that finish short of 224 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 28 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 397-10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 383 · 400 · 410front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 2%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 33 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 26 at 203.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 129-2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 118 · 130 · 141front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 25yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 45 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].