Balboa At Sepulveda Golf Complex
Encino, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1954.
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 710 ft the ball carries about 1% 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 18, where the green sits 8 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 400 | 381 | 371 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 361 | 338 | 326 |
| 3 | 5 | 15 | 484 | 471 | 453 |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 200 | 190 | 172 |
| 5 | 5 | 17 | 501 | 490 | 482 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 429 | 419 | 412 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 390 | 374 | 365 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 409 | 397 | 389 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 392 | 374 | 361 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 379 | 371 | 362 |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | 319 | 298 | 276 |
| 12 | 5 | 14 | 514 | 490 | 460 |
| 13 | 3 | 12 | 158 | 148 | 134 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 388 | 377 | 366 |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 352 | 334 | 319 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 373 | 361 | 332 |
| 17 | 3 | 4 | 218 | 207 | 198 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 361 | 350 | 337 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6628 | 70.5 | 116 |
| Black | Female | 6628 | 77.3 | 130 |
| Blue | Female | 6370 | 75.9 | 127 |
| Blue | Male | 6370 | 69.4 | 113 |
| White | Male | 6115 | 68.3 | 110 |
| White | Female | 6115 | 74.5 | 123 |
| Yellow | Male | 5683 | 66.1 | 105 |
| Yellow | Female | 5683 | 71.9 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 398-5 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 385 · 400 · 414front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 264
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 214 to reach, 224 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 214 to reach, 224 to carry. Drives that finish short of 214 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 264 and narrows to 22 at 243.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 361+1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 352 · 361 · 372front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 237 to reach, 251 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 237 to reach, 251 to carry. Drives that finish short of 237 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 238.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 486+5 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 467 · 484 · 497front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 258
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 219 to reach, 236 to carry
- Bunker left: 312 to reach, 357 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 219 to reach, 236 to carry. Drives that finish short of 219 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 258.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 40 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 2 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].