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Black Oak Golf Course

Auburn, California · 9 holes · par 36 · Public. Designed by John Walker, opened 1986.

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

Altitude1,390 ftCarries about 2% farther
Bunkers12
Holes with water4 of 9
Average fairway width50 yds
Typical green3,500 sq ft
Sloped greens5 of 9Tilt 2% or more
  • At about 1,390 ft the ball carries about 2% 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 2, where the green sits 53 ft above the tee and plays about 18 yards longer.
  • Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 45 ft below the tee and plays about 15 yards shorter.
  • 5 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

HoleParHcpBlueWhiteRed
1413338322303
243371354354
355545516516
4317132114114
547349331289
6511524504457
739201185185
8415314294276
941382356283

Tees

TeeYardsRatingSlope
BlueMale3164128
WhiteMale2984126
YellowMale2851129
RedMale2785127

Hole 1 · Par 4

Green falls this way

338 (Blue) · 322 (White) · 303 (Red) yards · Handicap 13

Plays like
325-40 ft
Green · Blue tee
327 · 338 · 347front · middle · back
Green size
20 × 23yards deep × wide
Fairway
44 ydswide at 212
Green slope
1.5%falls to the left

In play

  • No bunkers or water mapped on this hole

Playing notes

  • Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 40 ft below the tee.
  • Dogleg left at about 226 yards.
  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 212.
  • No hazards mapped around the green.
  • The green falls from right to left, about 1.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Hole 2 · Par 4

Green falls this way

371 (Blue) · 354 (White) · 354 (Red) yards · Handicap 3

Plays like
389+53 ft
Green · Blue tee
359 · 371 · 384front · middle · back
Green size
25 × 16yards deep × wide
Fairway
38 ydswide at 240
Green slope
4.5%falls to the front-left

In play

  • 2 bunkers left: 204 to reach, 215 to carry

Playing notes

  • Plays about 18 yards longer: the green sits 53 ft above the tee.
  • Dogleg left at about 237 yards.
  • Fairway bunkers on the left: 204 to reach, 215 to carry. Drives that finish short of 204 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 240 and narrows to 30 at 280.
  • No hazards mapped around the green.
  • The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Hole 3 · Par 5

Lay-up zoneGreen falls this way

545 (Blue) · 516 (White) · 516 (Red) yards · Handicap 5

Plays like
538-22 ft
Green · Blue tee
531 · 545 · 556front · middle · back
Green size
26 × 19yards deep × wide
Fairway
59 ydswide at 239
Green slope
1.5%falls to the right

In play

  • Bunker front-left of the green
  • Bunker front-right of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 22 ft below the tee.
  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • The fairway is about 59 yards wide at 239 and narrows to 45 at 209.
  • Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 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 left to right, about 1.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Holes 4 to 9

4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 4

The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:

  • 6 plays-like yardages
  • 13 hazards with reach and carry
  • 4 green slope reads
  • 1 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].

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