Meadow Club
Fairfax, California · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Alister MacKenzie, opened 1927.
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 700 ft the ball carries about 1% 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 3, where the green sits 43 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 58 ft below the tee and plays about 19 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 | Black | Blue | White | Gold | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 15 | 492 | 492 | 478 | 478 | 464 | 464 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 443 | 443 | 423 | 420 | 417 | 381 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 403 | 383 | 365 | 357 | 351 | 317 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 400 | 400 | 380 | 350 | 345 | 268 |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 194 | 194 | 177 | 165 | 144 | 104 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 454 | 415 | 395 | 383 | 346 | 315 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 436 | 417 | 404 | 350 | 344 | 309 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 165 | 165 | 150 | 139 | 139 | 118 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 464 | 448 | 438 | 379 | 372 | 313 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 378 | 378 | 348 | 348 | 340 | 340 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 152 | 152 | 142 | 131 | 120 | 96 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 374 | 374 | 369 | 348 | 344 | 298 |
| 13 | 5 | 12 | 543 | 543 | 508 | 503 | 478 | 448 |
| 14 | 3 | 10 | 208 | 199 | 181 | 163 | 131 | 87 |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | 506 | 506 | 496 | 482 | 456 | 403 |
| 16 | 4 | 16 | 323 | 323 | 307 | 294 | 289 | 240 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 428 | 405 | 395 | 395 | 385 | 321 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 363 | 363 | 352 | 352 | 341 | 277 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6734 | 72.7 | 137 |
| Blue | Male | 6608 | 72.2 | 134 |
| White | Male | 6304 | 70.7 | 131 |
| Gold | Male | 6050 | 69.4 | 129 |
| Gold | Female | 6050 | 75.2 | 135 |
| Red | Female | 5811 | 74.1 | 132 |
| Red | Male | 5811 | 68.3 | 127 |
| Green | Male | 5123 | 65.1 | 122 |
| Green | Female | 5123 | 69.9 | 122 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 481-33 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 472 · 492 · 510front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 238
In play
- Bunker right: 241 to reach, 258 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 33 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 241 to reach, 258 to carry. Drives that finish short of 241 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 238 and narrows to 29 at 248.
- 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 is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 426-52 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 424 · 443 · 462front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 386 to reach, 404 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 17 yards shorter: the green sits 52 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 228.
- 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 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 417+43 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 383 · 403 · 418front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 223
- Green slope
- 6%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 228 to reach, 245 to carry
- Bunker left: 342 to reach, 362 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards longer: the green sits 43 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 228 to reach, 245 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 43 yards wide at 223 and narrows to 31 at 243.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 6%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 66 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 1 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].