Bell Nob Golf Course
Gillette, Wyoming · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1981.
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 4,720 ft the ball carries about 5% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 142. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 5, where the green sits 55 ft above the tee and plays about 18 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 72 ft below the tee and plays about 24 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 4 holes and on the right on 2: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 17 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 | Black | Blue | Green | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 506 | 390 | 350 | 554 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 348 | 290 | 280 | 384 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 391 | 310 | 270 | 426 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 196 | 149 | 105 | 226 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 371 | 300 | 230 | 371 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 383 | 214 | 220 | 422 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 535 | 412 | 340 | 568 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 190 | 150 | 130 | 222 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 425 | 344 | 230 | 457 |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | 539 | 445 | 371 | 566 |
| 11 | 4 | 12 | 390 | 330 | 259 | 415 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 155 | 113 | 127 | 180 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 407 | 355 | 285 | 439 |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | 532 | 422 | 350 | 545 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 350 | 265 | 254 | 391 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 379 | 349 | 274 | 431 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 190 | 110 | 101 | 207 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 410 | 310 | 250 | 428 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7289 | 73.9 | 127 |
| Blue | Male | 6729 | 71.5 | 121 |
| Green | Female | 6137 | 73.4 | 125 |
| Green | Male | 6137 | 68.6 | 114 |
| Gold | Female | 5389 | 69.3 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 549-15 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 536 · 554 · 571front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 213
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 365 to reach, 384 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 460 to reach, 476 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 15 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 451 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 213.
- Best lay-up: 120 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 34 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-left to front-right, about 3%. 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
- 362-67 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 366 · 384 · 404front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 242
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the back-left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 22 yards shorter: the green sits 67 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 242.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from front-right to back-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the back-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 40 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 419-21 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 407 · 426 · 447front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 247
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: 262 to reach, 312 to carry
- Bunker left: 298 to reach, 326 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 21 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 262 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 262 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 262 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 247 and narrows to 24 at 217.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- 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 40 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · 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
- 29 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].