Chester Washington Golf Course
Los Angeles, California · 18 holes · par 70 · Municipal. Designed by William F. Bell, opened 1953.
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 100 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 15, where the green sits 38 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, where the green sits 45 ft below the tee and plays about 15 yards shorter.
- 13 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 344 | 330 | 309 |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | 183 | 171 | 155 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 331 | 323 | 306 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 188 | 137 | 128 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 330 | 321 | 308 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 360 | 347 | 319 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 425 | 413 | 390 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 358 | 344 | 305 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 443 | 431 | 367 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | 148 | 142 | 129 |
| 11 | 4 | 12 | 395 | 384 | 373 |
| 12 | 5 | 14 | 490 | 479 | 465 |
| 13 | 3 | 6 | 194 | 182 | 153 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 345 | 333 | 314 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 414 | 402 | 389 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 405 | 371 | 358 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 442 | 436 | 405 |
| 18 | 5 | 16 | 491 | 446 | 377 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6286 | 69.9 | 119 |
| White | Female | 6032 | 74.7 | 125 |
| White | Male | 6032 | 68.7 | 116 |
| Red | Male | 5550 | 66.5 | 111 |
| Orange | Male | 3906 | 58.7 | 90 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 335-28 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 331 · 344 · 356front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 218
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker left: 253 to reach, 265 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 28 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 253 to reach, 265 to carry. Drives that finish short of 253 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 218.
- 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.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 183-1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 171 · 183 · 193front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 19yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 330-2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 322 · 331 · 341front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 210
In play
- Bunker right: 208 to reach, 247 to carry
- Bunker left: 252 to reach, 268 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 208 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 208 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 210.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 32 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].