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Hole Flyovers for :
Fossil Trace Golf Club in GOLDEN, Colorado in 80401
80401 (Click on a Hole to View Flyover of the Hole or View Hole Maps or View Scorecard or View Nearby Courses or View Gradebook or Wireframe Hubspoke)
1The opening hole at Fossil Trace has been voted the #1 starting hole in Colorado numerous times since the course opened in 2003. A well placed driver off the tee to “the launch pHowever, the opening near the green is very narrow, protected by a deep “muscle bunker” to the left, and a village of cottonwood trees to the right. In either case your second 2Be ready for a reachable par 4 at 320 yards from the back tees with the blind green,located well below the fairway. Players may choose driver and try to reach this green or layup off the tee with a mid to long iron, leaving themselves their favorite distance into The giant cottonwood tree just short and left of the green provides an alignment cue for incoming shots – left of the tree is trouble. The length of Hole #2 offers the player a c3The first of five par 3 holes at Fossil Trace, Hole #3 requires an uphill shot to a green where players may only see the top of the flag stick. Be sure to check today’s hole locaThere are four bunkers on the left awaiting your miscue – if you do miss, be sure to keep your shot deep or to the right. The topography right of this green complex will deflect 4Over the years, this Par 4 has proven to be one of the most demanding tee-to-green holes in all of Colorado.A drive to the right-to-left sloping fairway will still leave players with a mid to long iron that requires a carry over water & marsh.The tiered green is protected by a deep bunker on the right and water left. Make a par here, and you are in rare company. The hole has been called many names – proper decorum doe5If you lost a stroke or two to “old man par” on Hole #4, you’re not alone. Hole #5 offers a player the opportunity to get back a shot. Best to fire past the flag as the marsh6Golf course architect Jim Engh would say you are entering Scotland where the holes “play up.”This hole certainly plays that way. Hole #6 allows players to play up the right side of the fairway, keeping them away from the natural wetlands on the left and pot bunker in the lThis hole typically plays 1 to 2 clubs longer on the second shot to an extremely narrow, but very wide green. The flag could be placed on four different tiers from left to right. H7Hole #7 is a “short-looking” hole from the tee, but don’t let the length on this hole deceive you.Placement of the tee shot is important with a driver or fairway wood. The slopes, sometimes referred to as “waves,” lean back towards the fairway. This design elements providesThis bunker has double-duty as both a fairway bunker and greenside bunker, just over 300 yards from the back tee. Choose 1 club extra on the approach and make sure your short iron 8The penultimate hole on the front 9, hole #8 offers players a fantastic, yet challenging driving opportunity,where the bunker on the left requires a 257 yard carry from the back tees and a 290-yard drive to reach the second deep fairway bunker on the right.A shot to the fairway will leave players with a slightly uphill middle to short iron to a severely undulating green. To give yourself any opportunity at birdie here, the premium is9Hole #9 at Fossil Trace is the longest hole on the golf course by a wide margin, stretching to 680 yards from the back tees.If the wind decides to blow out of the west, as it often does, the hole can play even longer if Mother Nature intervenes. A wide open landing area off the tee will require all you 10If you thought the Front 9 was adventurous, get prepared for the Back 9.It all starts with Hole #10; a risk-reward hole giving the player two options off the tee. The first option is the most exciting, a drive for the green. From the Blue tee, you need11The stretch of holes #11 through #15 had enormous potential for golf holes during the original routing conducted by Jim Engh in 1991. Holes #11 through #15 were eventually built onOld mining relics are displayed throughout the back 9, including here on #11, reminding us of the depth of the past. The first of three par 3’s on the Back 9, Hole #11 can play a12Some thought Jim Engh to be crazy to attempt it, but you will see it was well worth the effort.The sandstone pillars in the fairway were slated to come down, but Jim Engh said, “Leave them where they lie.” The key for Jim Engh was to incorporate these unique features in The green features another narrow undulating surface guarded by a long greenside bunker. On the back of the sandstone wall left of the 12th green are trace fossils of palm fronds a13Although the Par 5 holes on the back 9 garner much of the attention, Hole #13 is a downhill par 4 with one of Golden’s other signature landmarks off in the distancethe Coors Brewery. Considered a favorite hole by many, driver is not necessary as a fairway wood will leave most players with less than 150 yards to the putting surface. Distance c14This hole is a par 3 that will test the ball-striking of even the most experienced of players.The 8-foot tier separating the front and back of the green complex is all that can be seen from the teeing ground. When the flag is back, the play is extra long to allow the ball t15Completing the quartet of holes on the former mining site is the Par 5, 15th hole.This par 5 features a tee that is perched high above the fairway. Hole #15 is a similar driving hole to Hole #8, requiring a carry of 260 yards over the left bunker and 300 yards tOnce on the fairway of this reachable par 5, a shot with a fairway wood or hybrid is all that remains to get home to the smallest green on the course, which is completely hidden fr16The green on the final par 3 is quite wide but not that deepChoose your club carefully and check the breeze as the deep bunker and water hazard front right of the green will get far more use then they deserve. The safer play is past the hol17At only 356 yards, you can bite off as much as you like with the driver,but favor the left side as the green may not be totally visible to those second shots played from the right side of the fairway. If you need an alignment guide from this tee, noticthe green should signal you to play to the front or center as it is yet another green guarded by a deep “muscle bunker” front and right.18Our adventure ends here on the Par 5 18th hole, measuring 542 yards from the tips, but only 486 yards on a direct line from tee to green and reachable for many players.Your second shot, if you choose to go for it, is the epitome of a risk/reward scenario as a 6-foot deep bunker awaits you left, 10-foot deep bunker grabs you on the right, and it�the green aggressively. If it all comes down to this hole, an eagle is as possible as is a dreaded “other.”
Holes Distances in
Yards Meters
Hole: 1 Par: 5/5 Hcp: 3/3 Yards 575 544
491
447
0
Meters 526 497
449
409
0
Hole: 2 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 13/13 Yards 320 297
271
231
0
Meters 293 272
248
211
0
Hole: 3 Par: 3/3 Hcp: 15/15 Yards 151 135
119
91
0
Meters 138 123
109
83
0
Hole: 4 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 5/5 Yards 480 426
383
330
0
Meters 439 390
350
302
0
Hole: 5 Par: 3/3 Hcp: 17/17 Yards 0 99
99
91
0
Meters 0 91
91
83
0
Hole: 6 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 9/9 Yards 409 372
339
277
0
Meters 374 340
310
253
0
Hole: 7 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 11/11 Yards 377 338
279
226
0
Meters 345 309
255
207
0
Hole: 8 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 7/7 Yards 412 372
317
274
0
Meters 377 340
290
251
0
Hole: 9 Par: 5/5 Hcp: 1/1 Yards 659 570
513
458
0
Meters 603 521
469
419
0
Hole: 10 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 10/10 Yards 333 305
270
202
0
Meters 304 279
247
185
0
Hole: 11 Par: 3/3 Hcp: 16/14 Yards 186 154
126
99
0
Meters 170 141
115
91
0
Hole: 12 Par: 5/5 Hcp: 4/2 Yards 585 545
507
462
0
Meters 535 498
464
422
0
Hole: 13 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 8/8 Yards 394 381
331
259
0
Meters 360 348
303
237
0
Hole: 14 Par: 3/3 Hcp: 14/18 Yards 231 205
172
98
0
Meters 211 187
157
90
0
Hole: 15 Par: 5/5 Hcp: 2/6 Yards 565 536
480
409
0
Meters 517 490
439
374
0
Hole: 16 Par: 3/3 Hcp: 18/16 Yards 160 141
128
91
0
Meters 146 129
117
83
0
Hole: 17 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 12/12 Yards 356 320
276
218
0
Meters 326 293
252
199
0
Hole: 18 Par: 5/5 Hcp: 6/4 Yards 542 505
458
418
0
Meters 496 462
419
382
0
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