El Cariso Golf Course
Sylmar, California · 18 holes · par 62 · Municipal. Designed by Robert Muir Graves, opened 1977.
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 1,360 ft the ball carries about 2% 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 18, where the green sits 14 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 49 ft below the tee and plays about 16 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | 4 | 11 | 362 | 338 | 295 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 346 | 323 | 274 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 156 | 135 | 115 |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | 193 | 174 | 148 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 408 | 353 | 293 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 134 | 114 | 99 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 353 | 321 | 281 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 146 | 117 | 102 |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | 221 | 202 | 180 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 373 | 345 | 311 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 150 | 132 | 99 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 293 | 274 | 235 |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | 206 | 181 | 161 |
| 14 | 3 | 12 | 179 | 161 | 135 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 333 | 296 | 257 |
| 16 | 3 | 10 | 193 | 162 | 136 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 150 | 129 | 112 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 408 | 375 | 334 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 4493 | 61.1 | 98 |
| White | Female | 4085 | 61.9 | 93 |
| White | Male | 4085 | 60 | 95 |
| Red | Female | 3540 | 59 | 89 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 358-13 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 346 · 362 · 380front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 59 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 239 to reach, 254 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 213 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 239 to reach, 254 to carry. Drives that finish short of 239 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 59 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 47 at 272.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 345-4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 331 · 346 · 359front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 220
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 83 to reach, 152 to carry
- Water left: 109 to reach, 189 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 305 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 228 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 283 to reach, 305 to carry.
- Fairway water on the left: 109 to reach, 189 to carry. Drives that finish short of 109 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 220.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers and water; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 155-3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 141 · 156 · 169front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 28yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 36 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
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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].