Hansen Dam Golf Course
Pacoima, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1964.
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 990 ft the ball carries about 1% 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 10, where the green sits 36 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 46 ft below the tee and plays about 15 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 5 holes and on the right on 1: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 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 | Blue | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 385 | 372 | 351 |
| 2 | 5 | 17 | 505 | 474 | 466 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 404 | 383 | 370 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | 192 | 172 | 148 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 426 | 406 | 390 |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 567 | 538 | 496 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 193 | 185 | 157 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 390 | 368 | 355 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 450 | 420 | 387 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 307 | 293 | 270 |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | 340 | 310 | 297 |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | 549 | 520 | 482 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 430 | 409 | 379 |
| 14 | 5 | 16 | 518 | 501 | 465 |
| 15 | 3 | 12 | 167 | 151 | 140 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 362 | 331 | 318 |
| 17 | 3 | 8 | 179 | 169 | 162 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 437 | 417 | 368 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Female | 6801 | 78.1 | 131 |
| Black | Male | 6801 | 72.1 | 122 |
| Blue | Male | 6419 | 70.2 | 117 |
| Blue | Female | 6419 | 76.3 | 127 |
| White | Female | 6001 | 74.8 | 126 |
| White | Male | 6001 | 68.6 | 115 |
| Yellow | Female | 5435 | 70.9 | 118 |
| Yellow | Male | 5435 | 65.3 | 106 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 377-24 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 372 · 385 · 398front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 36yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 49 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 24 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 49 yards wide at 231.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 511+19 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 491 · 505 · 521front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 218 to reach, 240 to carry
- Bunker left: 250 to reach, 274 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 19 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 218 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 218 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 235.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 43 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 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 412+24 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 391 · 404 · 416front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 40yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 250
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 217 to reach, 251 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 383 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 24 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 217 to reach, 251 to carry. Drives that finish short of 217 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 250.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 32 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].