Desert Dunes Golf Course
Desert Hot Springs, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1989.
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 750 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 11, where the green sits 14 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 17 ft below the tee and plays about 6 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 | Black | Gold | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 7 | 544 | 517 | 503 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 417 | 386 | 366 |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 334 | 328 | 305 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 406 | 394 | 367 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 176 | 167 | 141 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 375 | 349 | 338 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 398 | 390 | 363 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 181 | 171 | 162 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 546 | 536 | 518 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 386 | 376 | 349 |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 357 | 346 | 321 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 382 | 365 | 333 |
| 13 | 5 | 6 | 586 | 576 | 530 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 192 | 184 | 164 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 431 | 411 | 397 |
| 16 | 5 | 10 | 530 | 517 | 484 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 192 | 187 | 166 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 443 | 414 | 398 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6876 | 74.2 | 136 |
| Gold | Male | 6614 | 73 | 133 |
| White | Female | 6205 | 77 | 139 |
| White | Male | 6205 | 71.1 | 128 |
| Silver | Female | 5359 | 72.2 | 129 |
| Silver | Male | 5359 | 66.9 | 115 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 546+5 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 528 · 544 · 560front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 288 to reach, 303 to carry
- Bunker right: 421 to reach, 428 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 427 to reach, 456 to carry
- 2 bunkers left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 395 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 288 to reach, 303 to carry. Drives that finish short of 288 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 227.
- Best lay-up: 140 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 36 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 back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 420+10 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 401 · 417 · 435front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the left
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 248 to reach, 290 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 248 to reach, 290 to carry. Drives that finish short of 248 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 10 at 202.
- 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 right to left, about 1%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 332-5 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 320 · 334 · 347front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 209
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 235 to reach, 249 to carry
- Bunker left: 240 to reach, 247 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 235 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 235 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 209 and narrows to 20 at 243.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · 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
- 50 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].