Eighteen Hole At Villages Golf Country Club
San Jose, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1968.
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 570 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 12, where the green sits 55 ft above the tee and plays about 18 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 73 ft below the tee and plays about 24 yards shorter.
- 17 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | Female | 6630 | 77.8 | 133 |
| V | Male | 6630 | 72.2 | 125 |
| IV | Female | 6306 | 76 | 129 |
| IV | Male | 6306 | 70.9 | 121 |
| III | Male | 5701 | 68 | 117 |
| III | Female | 5701 | 72.6 | 120 |
| II | Male | 4935 | 64.1 | 111 |
| II | Female | 4935 | 68.3 | 110 |
| I | Male | 4031 | 60.7 | 97 |
| I | Female | 4031 | 63.1 | 99 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 346+13 ft
- Green
- 325 · 342 · 358front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 212
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 98 to reach, 243 to carry
- Bunker left: 210 to reach, 230 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 13 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 188 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 98 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 98 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 212.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 483+5 ft
- Green
- 465 · 481 · 496front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 227 to reach, 254 to carry
- Bunker right: 411 to reach, 432 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 227 to reach, 254 to carry. Drives that finish short of 227 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 31 at 250.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 38 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.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 441-4 ft
- Green
- 426 · 442 · 462front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 249 to reach, 269 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 249 to reach, 269 to carry. Drives that finish short of 249 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 33 at 260.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 53 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].