Debell Golf Club
Burbank, California · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Opened 1959.
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 1,250 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 11, where the green sits 114 ft above the tee and plays about 38 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 136 ft below the tee and plays about 45 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | 5 | 5 | 457 | 445 | 423 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 293 | 276 | 265 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 278 | 267 | 245 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 302 | 292 | 286 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | 244 | 232 | 220 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 124 | 111 | 99 |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | 232 | 199 | 177 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 499 | 480 | 457 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 253 | 244 | 234 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 396 | 386 | 378 |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | 443 | 425 | 406 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 181 | 168 | 130 |
| 13 | 5 | 8 | 491 | 448 | 414 |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 201 | 185 | 164 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 330 | 311 | 286 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 289 | 258 | 233 |
| 17 | 3 | 10 | 210 | 180 | 164 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 385 | 378 | 365 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Female | 5608 | 74.7 | 136 |
| Blue | Male | 5608 | 68.9 | 122 |
| White | Male | 5285 | 67.7 | 119 |
| White | Female | 5285 | 73.3 | 131 |
| Red | Female | 4946 | 71.8 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 421-108 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 442 · 457 · 472front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 36 yards shorter: the green sits 108 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 229 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 236.
- Best lay-up: 120 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 296+9 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 283 · 293 · 302front · middle · back
- Green size
- 20 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 187
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 200 to reach, 218 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 9 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 143 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 200 to reach, 218 to carry. Drives that finish short of 200 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 187 and narrows to 16 at 215.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 259-56 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 264 · 278 · 291front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 16 ydswide at 176
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 169 to reach, 223 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 247 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 19 yards shorter: the green sits 56 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 27 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 169 to reach, 223 to carry. Drives that finish short of 169 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 16 yards wide at 176.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 315 · 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
- 25 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 3 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].