Meadowlark Golf Course
Huntington Beach, California · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. Designed by a noted golf course architect, opened 1922.
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 20 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 15, where the green sits 24 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, where the green sits 23 ft below the tee and plays about 8 yards shorter.
- 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 337 | 309 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 250 | 233 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 435 | 407 |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 165 | 142 |
| 5 | 4 | 17 | 236 | 228 |
| 6 | 5 | 11 | 473 | 461 |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | 181 | 155 |
| 8 | 4 | 13 | 252 | 242 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 384 | 376 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 348 | 323 |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | 284 | 274 |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 369 | 358 |
| 13 | 3 | 4 | 170 | 166 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 386 | 377 |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 296 | 268 |
| 16 | 3 | 10 | 160 | 144 |
| 17 | 4 | 16 | 351 | 340 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 491 | 448 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 5568 | 68.1 | 119 |
| Blue | Female | 5568 | 73.3 | 128 |
| White | Female | 5251 | 71.3 | 124 |
| White | Male | 5251 | 66.4 | 115 |
| Yellow | Female | 4291 | 65.9 | 113 |
| Yellow | Male | 4291 | 62.4 | 104 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 335-6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 328 · 337 · 348front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 209
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front-left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 209.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 251+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 235 · 250 · 263front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 154
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 214 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 206 to reach, 214 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 154.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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 4
- Plays like
- 433-7 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 423 · 435 · 447front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 15yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 232
In play
- Water right: 109 to reach, 344 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Fairway water on the right: 109 to reach, 344 to carry. Drives that finish short of 109 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 25 at 212.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 19 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].