Big Canyon Country Club
Newport Beach, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1971.
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 170 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 5, where the green sits 47 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 77 ft below the tee and plays about 26 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 10 holes and on the left on 5: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 351 | 351 | 342 | |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | 515 | 485 | 451 | |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 157 | 154 | 127 | |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 410 | 380 | 342 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 358 | 352 | 321 | |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 550 | 531 | 505 | |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 190 | 180 | 171 | |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 465 | 431 | 406 | |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 393 | 377 | 340 | |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 409 | 409 | 391 | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 428 | 391 | 362 | |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 202 | 180 | 162 | |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 392 | 370 | 350 | |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 387 | 366 | 347 | |
| 15 | 3 | 10 | 235 | 212 | 179 | |
| 16 | 5 | 6 | 572 | 551 | 517 | |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 464 | 405 | 385 | |
| 18 | 5 | 12 | 534 | 512 | 482 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6919 | 74.1 | 136 |
| Black/Blue | Male | 6777 | 73.5 | 134 |
| Blue | Male | 6642 | 72.1 | 131 |
| Blue | Female | 6642 | 150 | |
| White/Blue | Male | 6512 | 71.5 | 130 |
| White | Male | 6185 | 70.8 | 127 |
| White | Female | 6185 | 68 | 145 |
| Silver | Male | 5617 | 67.8 | 118 |
| Red | Female | 5605 | 74.6 | 138 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 341-29 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 335 · 351 · 367front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 196
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 7 to reach, 67 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 231 to reach, 242 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 329 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 29 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 242 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 7 to reach, 67 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 8 to reach, 65 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 315 to reach, 329 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 231 to reach, 242 to carry. Drives that finish short of 231 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 196.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers and water; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 502-40 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 505 · 515 · 527front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 40yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 207
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 282 to reach, 381 to carry
- Water across the hole: 407 to reach, 418 to carry
- Water left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 40 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 407 to reach, 418 to carry.
- Fairway water on the right: 282 to reach, 326 to carry. Drives that finish short of 282 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 207.
- Best lay-up: 140 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 29 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 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 156-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 145 · 157 · 169front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 74 to reach, 106 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 74 to reach, 106 to carry.
- 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 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 65 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].