La Quinta Country Club
La Quinta, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1959.
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 50 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 2, where the green sits 9 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 10 ft below the tee and plays about 3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic | Male | 7060 | 74.3 | 136 |
| Classic | Female | 7060 | 145 | |
| Long | Female | 6554 | 77.9 | 139 |
| Long | Male | 6554 | 71.8 | 131 |
| Roadrunner | Female | 6163 | 75.8 | 134 |
| Roadrunner | Male | 6163 | 70.1 | 127 |
| Middle | Female | 5814 | 73.5 | 132 |
| Middle | Male | 5814 | 68.4 | 122 |
| Combo | Female | 5557 | 71.9 | 128 |
| Forward | Female | 5348 | 70.8 | 126 |
| Forward | Male | 5348 | 66.1 | 116 |
| Kirk | Female | 4795 | 67.5 | 116 |
| Kirk | Male | 4795 | 63.3 | 110 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 377-1 ft
- Green
- 362 · 377 · 390front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- 3 bunkers right: 231 to reach, 274 to carry
- Bunker left: 264 to reach, 287 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 231 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 231 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 18 at 270.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 435+9 ft
- Green
- 422 · 432 · 444front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 264 to reach, 278 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 9 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 264 to reach, 278 to carry. Drives that finish short of 264 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 18 at 270.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 199-2 ft
- Green
- 183 · 200 · 209front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Water back of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- 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 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 70 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].