Cold Springs Golf Country Club
Placerville, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1961.
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 1,180 ft the ball carries about 1% 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 3, where the green sits 58 ft above the tee and plays about 19 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 74 ft below the tee and plays about 25 yards shorter.
- 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 295 | 275 | 231 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | 256 | 238 | 237 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 273 | 265 | 264 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 397 | 362 | 315 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 307 | 302 | 245 |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 475 | 461 | 407 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 207 | 182 | 167 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 149 | 133 | 127 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 561 | 483 | 435 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 376 | 354 | 289 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 363 | 351 | 299 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 156 | 148 | 116 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 412 | 350 | 322 |
| 14 | 5 | 12 | 545 | 473 | 434 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 320 | 305 | 262 |
| 16 | 5 | 18 | 471 | 432 | 406 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 173 | 130 | 105 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 409 | 355 | 317 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Female | 6145 | 76.4 | 132 |
| Black | Male | 6145 | 70.4 | 127 |
| Blue | Female | 5612 | 73.7 | 125 |
| Blue | Male | 5612 | 67.9 | 123 |
| White | Female | 4978 | 69.4 | 119 |
| White | Male | 4978 | 65.8 | 116 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 312+51 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 285 · 295 · 306front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 181
- Green slope
- 6%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 17 yards longer: the green sits 51 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 181.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 6%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 231-74 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 244 · 256 · 269front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 158
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 25 yards shorter: the green sits 74 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 158.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 292+58 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 265 · 273 · 283front · middle · back
- Green size
- 19 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 170
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 165 to reach, 209 to carry
- Bunker left: 174 to reach, 187 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 19 yards longer: the green sits 58 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 165 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 165 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 170.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- Shallow green, 19 yards deep and 27 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 38 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 4 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].