Alta Vista Country Club
Placentia, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Harry Rainville, opened 1961.
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 290 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 11, where the green sits 26 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 39 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- 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 | White | Green | Red | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | 540 | 520 | 501 | 451 | 451 | 404 |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | 201 | 188 | 180 | 171 | 171 | 127 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 414 | 400 | 388 | 371 | 371 | 259 |
| 4 | 3 | 13 | 169 | 161 | 147 | 133 | 133 | 127 |
| 5 | 4 | 17 | 314 | 303 | 290 | 290 | 286 | 270 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 392 | 378 | 365 | 355 | 355 | 249 |
| 7 | 5 | 15 | 519 | 501 | 480 | 480 | 461 | 419 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 375 | 365 | 360 | 352 | 352 | 338 |
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 548 | 525 | 522 | 481 | 481 | 409 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 360 | 343 | 319 | 319 | 258 | 252 |
| 11 | 5 | 16 | 504 | 495 | 476 | 476 | 410 | 410 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 156 | 144 | 119 | 119 | 102 | 96 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 344 | 336 | 325 | 325 | 315 | 315 |
| 14 | 3 | 12 | 167 | 164 | 147 | 127 | 127 | 95 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 440 | 421 | 394 | 344 | 344 | 244 |
| 16 | 5 | 10 | 530 | 504 | 484 | 484 | 417 | 408 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 184 | 160 | 143 | 135 | 135 | 108 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 402 | 382 | 359 | 322 | 322 | 266 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6559 | 71.4 | 130 |
| Blue | Male | 6290 | 70.3 | 127 |
| White | Female | 5999 | 75.6 | 135 |
| White | Male | 5999 | 69 | 124 |
| Green | Female | 5767 | 74.2 | 132 |
| Green | Male | 5767 | 68 | 122 |
| Red | Female | 5523 | 73.2 | 128 |
| Red | Male | 5523 | 66.9 | 118 |
| Gold | Male | 4796 | 63.6 | 110 |
| Gold | Female | 4796 | 68.9 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 543+8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 524 · 540 · 556front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 46 to reach, 167 to carry
- Bunker right: 224 to reach, 254 to carry
- Bunker left: 416 to reach, 450 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 46 to reach, 167 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 50 to reach, 167 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 224 to reach, 254 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 38 yards wide at 238 and narrows to 32 at 208.
- Best lay-up: 140 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 38 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 to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 206+14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 180 · 201 · 209front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 25yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 14 ft above the tee.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 409-14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 402 · 414 · 426front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 240
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 220 to reach, 266 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 220 to reach, 266 to carry. Drives that finish short of 220 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 240 and narrows to 30 at 210.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 71 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 4 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].