Merced Golf Country Club
Merced, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Bob Baldock, opened 1926.
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 220 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 9, where the green sits 34 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 23 ft below the tee and plays about 8 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 5 holes and on the right on 1: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 10 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 | Red | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 323 | 308 | 298 | 180 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 387 | 373 | 367 | 314 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 420 | 399 | 344 | 283 |
| 4 | 3 | 13 | 181 | 148 | 116 | 96 |
| 5 | 5 | 9 | 519 | 507 | 491 | 454 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 204 | 184 | 169 | 138 |
| 7 | 5 | 7 | 559 | 532 | 479 | 422 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 323 | 310 | 270 | 239 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 413 | 403 | 387 | 290 |
| 10 | 5 | 16 | 508 | 497 | 457 | 392 |
| 11 | 3 | 8 | 197 | 173 | 155 | 142 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 413 | 397 | 372 | 337 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 478 | 460 | 438 | 359 |
| 14 | 3 | 12 | 189 | 169 | 159 | 131 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 364 | 353 | 312 | 251 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 367 | 348 | 320 | 282 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 144 | 130 | 115 | 107 |
| 18 | 5 | 14 | 530 | 515 | 463 | 398 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6519 | 71.4 | 132 |
| White | Female | 6206 | 76.5 | 136 |
| White | Male | 6206 | 70 | 129 |
| Red | Female | 5712 | 73.7 | 130 |
| Gold | Male | 4815 | 63.7 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 319-11 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 309 · 323 · 337front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 201
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 243 to reach, 259 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 11 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 243 to reach, 259 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 35 yards wide at 201 and narrows to 28 at 242.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 1.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 382-16 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 371 · 387 · 401front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 220
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 16 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 220.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 418-5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 413 · 420 · 432front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 406 to carry
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 227.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 53 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 5 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].