Butte Creek Country Club
Chico, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1965.
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 200 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 11, where the green sits 7 ft above the tee and plays about 2 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, where the green sits 7 ft below the tee and plays about 2 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | Gold | Black | Blue | White | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 405 | 382 | 368 | 321 | 288 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 539 | 512 | 484 | 439 | 408 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 172 | 159 | 149 | 131 | 105 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 384 | 359 | 344 | 308 | 292 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 429 | 391 | 370 | 337 | 304 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | 189 | 176 | 163 | 147 | 135 |
| 7 | 4 | 17 | 373 | 353 | 338 | 299 | 278 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 388 | 370 | 353 | 321 | 280 |
| 9 | 5 | 13 | 539 | 514 | 502 | 465 | 419 |
| 10 | 5 | 16 | 528 | 502 | 480 | 429 | 404 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 406 | 385 | 365 | 323 | 270 |
| 12 | 3 | 10 | 196 | 179 | 166 | 143 | 124 |
| 13 | 5 | 12 | 564 | 539 | 483 | 431 | 390 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 424 | 401 | 384 | 313 | 273 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 402 | 384 | 352 | 323 | 290 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 421 | 399 | 360 | 331 | 304 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 220 | 195 | 173 | 123 | 95 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 421 | 398 | 372 | 336 | 282 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 7000 | 73.5 | 134 |
| Black | Male | 6598 | 71.9 | 130 |
| Blue | Female | 6206 | 75.5 | 130 |
| Blue | Male | 6206 | 69.9 | 128 |
| White/Blue | Male | 5820 | 68.2 | 120 |
| White | Male | 5520 | 66.8 | 116 |
| White | Female | 5520 | 71.7 | 123 |
| White/Green | Female | 5232 | 70.1 | 120 |
| Green | Male | 4941 | 63.9 | 105 |
| Green | Female | 4941 | 68.3 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 404-3 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 388 · 405 · 418front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 258 to reach, 270 to carry
- Bunker left: 282 to reach, 297 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 258 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 258 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 27 at 268.
- 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 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 538-4 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 529 · 539 · 548front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker left: 448 to reach, 459 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 240 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 36 at 279.
- Best lay-up: 110 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 34 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 3%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 171-2 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 158 · 172 · 188front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 154 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · 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
- 42 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].