Apple Valley Golf Course
Apple Valley, California · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by William F. Bell, ASGCA/William P. Bell, ASGCA, opened 1948.
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 2,930 ft the ball carries about 3% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 145. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 18, where the green sits 17 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 12 ft below the tee and plays about 4 yards shorter.
- 9 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 | 4 | 7 | 397 | 380 | 361 | 283 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 152 | 137 | 110 | 113 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 424 | 392 | 362 | 289 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 392 | 353 | 316 | 321 |
| 5 | 5 | 15 | 486 | 481 | 468 | 468 |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | 201 | 165 | 145 | 146 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 455 | 420 | 413 | 301 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 379 | 375 | 368 | 336 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 392 | 377 | 323 | 327 |
| 10 | 3 | 8 | 222 | 205 | 186 | 151 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 428 | 419 | 353 | 359 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 438 | 424 | 411 | 324 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 331 | 314 | 305 | 307 |
| 14 | 5 | 12 | 508 | 501 | 469 | 469 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 368 | 359 | 322 | 326 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 454 | 440 | 355 | 301 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 178 | 168 | 123 | 125 |
| 18 | 5 | 18 | 516 | 482 | 453 | 453 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6721 | 71.6 | 124 |
| White | Male | 6392 | 70.1 | 120 |
| Gold | Male | 5843 | 67.4 | 113 |
| Red | Female | 5399 | 65.1 | 107 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 393-12 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 386 · 397 · 409front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 260
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 260.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 150-5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 143 · 152 · 163front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 32yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the left
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 126 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 90 to reach, 126 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from right to left, about 1.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- Shallow green, 21 yards deep and 32 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 427+8 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 411 · 424 · 436front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 283
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 247 to reach, 262 to carry
- Bunker left: 257 to reach, 272 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 247 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 247 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 283.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 61 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].