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Courses · California

Dryden Park Golf Course

Modesto, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by William F. Bell, 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

Altitude60 ftCarries about 0% farther
Bunkers42
Holes with water0 of 18
Average fairway width31 yds
Typical green3,500 sq ft
Sloped greens12 of 18Tilt 2% or more
  • At about 60 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 16, where the green sits 16 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
  • Biggest drop: hole 17, where the green sits 16 ft below the tee and plays about 5 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

HoleParHcpBlueWhiteRed
1417318303282
259506478466
3411339328317
455520504488
5315161147133
641441415402
743378365337
8413340330319
937203176161
1038183174166
1142438427416
1246403375364
13512518505491
1444394383331
15418342331320
16416342320309
17310192176161
18514501490479

Tees

TeeYardsRatingSlope
BlueMale657470.9122
WhiteMale627869.5120
RedFemale590073.4121

Hole 1 · Par 4

Green falls this way

318 (Blue) · 303 (White) · 282 (Red) yards · Handicap 17

Plays like
313-15 ft
Green · Blue tee
300 · 318 · 336front · middle · back
Green size
36 × 23yards deep × wide
Fairway
36 ydswide at 205
Green slope
1.5%falls to the front

In play

  • Bunker front-left of the green
  • Bunker front-right of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 15 ft below the tee.
  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 205.
  • Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
  • The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
  • The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.

Hole 2 · Par 5

Lay-up zoneGreen falls this way

506 (Blue) · 478 (White) · 466 (Red) yards · Handicap 9

Plays like
507+4 ft
Green · Blue tee
495 · 506 · 518front · middle · back
Green size
25 × 27yards deep × wide
Fairway
24 ydswide at 252
Green slope
1.5%falls to the front

In play

  • Bunker front-right of the green
  • Bunker front-left of the green

Playing notes

  • Dogleg right at about 216 yards.
  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 252.
  • Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 31 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 to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Hole 3 · Par 4

Green falls this way

339 (Blue) · 328 (White) · 317 (Red) yards · Handicap 11

Plays like
339level
Green · Blue tee
331 · 339 · 348front · middle · back
Green size
18 × 18yards deep × wide
Fairway
34 ydswide at 212
Green slope
1.5%falls to the front

In play

  • Bunker front of the green
  • Bunker front-left of the green
  • Bunker front-right of the green

Playing notes

  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 212.
  • 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 to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Holes 4 to 18

4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5

The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:

  • 15 plays-like yardages
  • 35 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].

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