Laguna Seca Golf Club
Monterey, California · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and Jr., opened 1970.
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 360 ft the ball carries about 0% 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 9, where the green sits 88 ft above the tee and plays about 29 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 82 ft below the tee and plays about 27 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 10 | 339 | 331 | 298 | |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | 149 | 139 | 129 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 498 | 486 | 474 | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 375 | 363 | 351 | |
| 5 | 5 | 12 | 494 | 476 | 470 | |
| 6 | 4 | 14 | 328 | 313 | 298 | |
| 7 | 4 | 8 | 354 | 331 | 315 | |
| 8 | 3 | 16 | 147 | 130 | 103 | |
| 9 | 4 | 6 | 396 | 382 | 368 | |
| 10 | 4 | 5 | 409 | 398 | 338 | |
| 11 | 4 | 9 | 319 | 287 | 273 | |
| 12 | 3 | 15 | 170 | 157 | 125 | |
| 13 | 5 | 7 | 538 | 511 | 494 | |
| 14 | 3 | 13 | 156 | 146 | 129 | |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 510 | 493 | 414 | |
| 16 | 4 | 3 | 379 | 362 | 293 | |
| 17 | 3 | 17 | 119 | 107 | 101 | |
| 18 | 4 | 11 | 333 | 307 | 296 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Male | 6226 | 70.2 | 129 |
| Blue | Male | 6013 | 69.6 | 126 |
| White | Female | 5719 | 73.8 | 130 |
| White | Male | 5719 | 67.9 | 122 |
| Green | Female | 5269 | 71.2 | 125 |
| Green | Male | 5269 | 65.9 | 120 |
| Red | Female | 4332 | 65 | 110 |
| Red | Male | 4332 | 62.4 | 114 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 312-80 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 331 · 339 · 348front · middle · back
- Green size
- 17 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 21 ydswide at 211
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 243 to reach, 275 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 326 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 27 yards shorter: the green sits 80 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 243 to reach, 275 to carry. Drives that finish short of 243 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 21 yards wide at 211.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- Shallow green, 17 yards deep and 29 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 151+5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 140 · 149 · 159front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 36yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 479-57 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 492 · 498 · 504front · middle · back
- Green size
- 17 × 35yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the back
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 488 to carry
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 19 yards shorter: the green sits 57 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 225.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 27 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from front to back, about 2%. Finish on the back side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- Shallow green, 17 yards deep and 35 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 50 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].