Auburn Valley Golf Club
Auburn, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Opened 1960.
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 1,200 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 3, where the green sits 66 ft above the tee and plays about 22 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 119 ft below the tee and plays about 40 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 6 holes and on the right on 2: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 433 | 423 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | 318 | 290 |
| 3 | 5 | 9 | 542 | 487 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 380 | 360 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 572 | 562 |
| 6 | 3 | 13 | 210 | 163 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 407 | 397 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 183 | 121 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 374 | 324 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 433 | 407 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 431 | 423 |
| 12 | 3 | 12 | 189 | 165 |
| 13 | 5 | 8 | 553 | 533 |
| 14 | 4 | 16 | 399 | 364 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 436 | 407 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 221 | 184 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 379 | 371 |
| 18 | 5 | 14 | 540 | 494 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6911 | 73.9 | 132 |
| Blue | Male | 6459 | 71.4 | 130 |
| Chestnut | Male | 6159 | 69.9 | 127 |
| Silver | Male | 5654 | 67.7 | 122 |
| Scarlet | Female | 5525 | 71.3 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 440+21 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 420 · 433 · 446front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 242
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 21 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 242.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 5.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 308-31 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 303 · 318 · 332front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 196
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 292 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 31 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 196.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 564+66 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 530 · 542 · 560front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 283
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 220 to reach, 235 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 22 yards longer: the green sits 66 ft above the tee.
- Fairway water on the left: 220 to reach, 235 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 37 yards wide at 283 and narrows to 28 at 253.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 33 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 to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 46 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].