La Cumbre Country Club
Santa Barbara, California · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Opened 1908.
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 180 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 9, where the green sits 53 ft above the tee and plays about 18 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 89 ft below the tee and plays about 30 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 5 holes and on the right on 2: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 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 | Gold | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 415 | 401 | 387 | 327 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 356 | 335 | 315 | 268 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 392 | 372 | 357 | 290 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 378 | 341 | 322 | 268 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 159 | 150 | 110 | 75 |
| 6 | 5 | 11 | 528 | 517 | 506 | 448 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 159 | 151 | 125 | 87 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 401 | 395 | 328 | 293 |
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 473 | 460 | 448 | 365 |
| 10 | 5 | 12 | 494 | 480 | 453 | 354 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 161 | 140 | 132 | 106 |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | 525 | 475 | 452 | 401 |
| 13 | 3 | 10 | 225 | 194 | 134 | 77 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 412 | 385 | 350 | 265 |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 402 | 352 | 338 | 264 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 426 | 404 | 404 | 303 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 163 | 158 | 136 | 110 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 425 | 377 | 325 | 289 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6500 | 72 | 130 |
| Blue/White Combo | Male | 6297 | 71.2 | 128 |
| White | Male | 6100 | 70.2 | 126 |
| White/Gold Combo | Male | 5799 | 68.6 | 122 |
| Gold | Male | 5659 | 67.9 | 120 |
| Gold | Female | 5659 | 74.5 | 135 |
| Gold/Green Combo | Female | 5216 | 72 | 129 |
| Gold/Green Combo | Male | 5216 | 65.7 | 116 |
| Green | Male | 4935 | 64.3 | 113 |
| Green | Female | 4935 | 69.9 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 393-67 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 402 · 415 · 430front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 51 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 228 to reach, 281 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 22 yards shorter: the green sits 67 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 228 to reach, 281 to carry. Drives that finish short of 228 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 51 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 36 at 277.
- 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.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 362+17 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 343 · 356 · 374front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 223
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 231 to reach, 269 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker back of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 17 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 231 to reach, 269 to carry. Drives that finish short of 231 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 223.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 5.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 382-30 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 376 · 392 · 406front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 145 to reach, 159 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 235 to reach, 279 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 30 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 235 to reach, 279 to carry. Drives that finish short of 235 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 34 at 277.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 42 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].