Desert Island Country Club
Rancho Mirage, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Private/Resort. Designed by Desmond Muirhead, opened 1971.
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 250 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 drop: hole 7, where the green sits 7 ft below the tee and plays about 2 yards shorter.
- 18 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 | Gold | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 342 | 342 | 334 | 317 | 315 | 285 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 400 | 387 | 367 | 350 | 341 | 296 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 371 | 358 | 349 | 314 | 304 | 254 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 366 | 363 | 358 | 317 | 313 | 263 |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | 197 | 188 | 178 | 140 | 135 | 85 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 560 | 551 | 531 | 497 | 490 | 430 |
| 7 | 5 | 17 | 500 | 478 | 470 | 400 | 396 | 384 |
| 8 | 3 | 9 | 164 | 161 | 150 | 136 | 119 | 104 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 402 | 396 | 377 | 342 | 338 | 283 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 341 | 334 | 329 | 322 | 315 | 270 |
| 11 | 5 | 8 | 525 | 507 | 482 | 450 | 444 | 401 |
| 12 | 3 | 12 | 200 | 191 | 174 | 152 | 147 | 116 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 353 | 342 | 332 | 321 | 319 | 274 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 441 | 383 | 365 | 331 | 323 | 263 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 189 | 171 | 163 | 145 | 140 | 105 |
| 16 | 5 | 6 | 555 | 548 | 530 | 500 | 439 | 404 |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 410 | 354 | 348 | 340 | 336 | 296 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 400 | 371 | 355 | 337 | 334 | 284 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6716 | 71.9 | 128 |
| Blue | Male | 6425 | 70.4 | 125 |
| White | Female | 6192 | 75.9 | 131 |
| White | Male | 6192 | 69.5 | 122 |
| White/Gold | Female | 5951 | 74.5 | 127 |
| White/Gold | Male | 5951 | 68.2 | 119 |
| Gold | Female | 5711 | 73.1 | 123 |
| Gold | Male | 5711 | 67 | 116 |
| Red | Female | 5548 | 72.2 | 121 |
| Red | Male | 5548 | 66.2 | 113 |
| Green | Male | 5165 | 62.9 | 104 |
| Red/Green | Male | 5070 | 64.1 | 107 |
| Red/Green | Female | 5070 | 69.8 | 115 |
| Green | Female | 4797 | 68.4 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 342level
- Green · Black tee
- 328 · 342 · 358front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 212
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 212 and narrows to 20 at 242.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 399-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 384 · 400 · 416front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 242
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 248 to reach, 265 to carry
- Bunker left: 292 to reach, 304 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 248 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 248 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 242 and narrows to 19 at 252.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 371level
- Green · Black tee
- 360 · 371 · 382front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 237
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 234 to reach, 262 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 234 to reach, 262 to carry. Drives that finish short of 234 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 237.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 61 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].