Alta Sierra Country Club
Grass Valley, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Bob E. Baldock and Jim Summers, opened 1964.
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 2,160 ft the ball carries about 3% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 146. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 10, where the green sits 71 ft above the tee and plays about 24 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 84 ft below the tee and plays about 28 yards shorter.
- 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 | Black | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 499 | 481 | 445 | 407 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 436 | 419 | 369 | 297 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 185 | 172 | 132 | 132 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 342 | 332 | 317 | 317 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 385 | 356 | 303 | 303 |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 528 | 493 | 477 | 409 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 178 | 171 | 132 | 132 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 391 | 378 | 365 | 291 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 402 | 392 | 364 | 279 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 379 | 365 | 292 | 257 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 363 | 353 | 320 | 320 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 141 | 138 | 135 | 135 |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 354 | 341 | 329 | 329 |
| 14 | 5 | 8 | 541 | 506 | 487 | 391 |
| 15 | 3 | 14 | 205 | 198 | 158 | 87 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 360 | 338 | 286 | 223 |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 388 | 364 | 305 | 305 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 494 | 481 | 461 | 393 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6571 | 71.9 | 134 |
| Blue | Male | 6278 | 70.8 | 130 |
| Blue/White | Male | 5939 | 69.1 | 126 |
| White | Male | 5677 | 67.9 | 124 |
| White | Female | 5677 | 72.4 | 132 |
| Red | Female | 5007 | 68.7 | 121 |
| Yellow | Male | 3481 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 508+26 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 477 · 499 · 523front · middle · back
- Green size
- 47 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 48 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: 242 to reach, 365 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 26 ft above the tee.
- Fairway water on the left: 242 to reach, 365 to carry. Drives that finish short of 242 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 36 at 283.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 160 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 37 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 47 yards deep: a back pin can play about 4 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 458+65 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 423 · 436 · 450front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 86 to reach, 120 to carry
- Water left: 301 to reach, 348 to carry
- Water left: 401 to reach, 449 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 22 yards longer: the green sits 65 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 86 to reach, 120 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 36 at 278.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 195+31 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 169 · 185 · 198front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 24yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards longer: the green sits 31 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 27 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 3 par-5 lay-up zones
One-time purchase, no account needed. It unlocks in this browser; lost access? Email [email protected] with your receipt. Or join the free beta and get every course in the app.
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].