Bixby Village Golf Course
Long Beach, California · 9 holes · par 30 · Public. Designed by Fream, Thomson & Wolveridge, opened 1980.
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 20 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 8, where the green sits 9 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 6 ft below the tee and plays about 2 yards shorter.
- 7 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Male | 1795 | 87 | |
| Back | Male | 1671 | ||
| Front | Female | 1521 |
Hole 1 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 122-6 ft
- Green
- 115 · 124 · 148front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 99-1 ft
- Green
- 92 · 99 · 107front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 31yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 7%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 84 to carry
- Water right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 28 to reach, 84 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 29 to reach, 89 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 7%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 246+6 ft
- Green
- 225 · 244 · 254front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 149
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 143 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 149.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 9
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 37 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 6 plays-like yardages
- 13 hazards with reach and carry
- 6 green slope reads
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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].