Menlo Country Club
Woodside, California · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Tom Nicoll, opened 1912.
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 130 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 8, where the green sits 65 ft above the tee and plays about 22 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 71 ft below the tee and plays about 24 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 409 | 391 | 370 | 316 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 412 | 372 | 348 | 300 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 376 | 348 | 317 | 249 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 186 | 161 | 141 | 112 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 542 | 523 | 504 | 468 |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | 307 | 287 | 264 | 231 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 154 | 143 | 132 | 97 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 444 | 388 | 361 | 328 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 414 | 371 | 326 | 286 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 447 | 424 | 380 | 349 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 475 | 435 | 416 | 366 |
| 12 | 3 | 12 | 204 | 177 | 153 | 116 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 326 | 304 | 287 | 261 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 598 | 565 | 511 | 465 |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 417 | 400 | 377 | 349 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 141 | 116 | 102 | 89 |
| 17 | 5 | 8 | 514 | 502 | 482 | 417 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 436 | 393 | 371 | 327 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6802 | 73.2 | 137 |
| Black/Blue | Male | 6498 | 71.9 | 134 |
| Blue | Male | 6300 | 70.9 | 130 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6021 | 69.8 | 128 |
| White | Male | 5842 | 68.7 | 125 |
| White/Green | Male | 5407 | 66.9 | 122 |
| Green | Male | 5126 | 65.7 | 117 |
| Blue | Female | 6300 | 77.3 | 141 |
| Blue/White | Female | 6021 | 75.9 | 138 |
| White | Female | 5842 | 74.5 | 134 |
| White/Green | Female | 5407 | 72.2 | 129 |
| Green | Female | 5126 | 70.6 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 385-71 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 392 · 409 · 426front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 153 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 209 to reach, 307 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 24 yards shorter: the green sits 71 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 209 to reach, 307 to carry. Drives that finish short of 209 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 153 yards wide at 236 and narrows to 102 at 206.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- 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.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 428+47 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 397 · 412 · 434front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 61 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 16 yards longer: the green sits 47 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 61 yards wide at 234.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- 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.
- 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
- 359-51 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 362 · 376 · 390front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 48 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 17 yards shorter: the green sits 51 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 236 and narrows to 39 at 208.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 46 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 3 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].