Mission Hills Gary Player Course
Rancho Mirage, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort/Public. Designed by Gary Player, opened 1992.
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 340 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 6, where the green sits 15 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 27 ft below the tee and plays about 9 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 6 holes and on the right on 3: 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 | Black | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 442 | 423 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 418 | 403 |
| 3 | 5 | 13 | 528 | 513 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 445 | 428 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 200 | 160 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 381 | 371 |
| 7 | 5 | 15 | 540 | 510 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 179 | 156 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 447 | 429 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 374 | 337 |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | 558 | 548 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 158 | 130 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 379 | 341 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 401 | 382 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 163 | 145 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 449 | 419 |
| 17 | 5 | 10 | 591 | 566 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 409 | 382 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7062 | 73.4 | 134 |
| Black | Female | 7062 | 146 | |
| Gold | Female | 6643 | 77.9 | 140 |
| Gold | Male | 6643 | 71.3 | 126 |
| Gold/Silver | Male | 6393 | 70.2 | 123 |
| Gold/Silver | Female | 6393 | 76.6 | 137 |
| Silver | Female | 6044 | 74.8 | 133 |
| Silver | Male | 6044 | 68.7 | 119 |
| Silver/Jade | Female | 5525 | 71.9 | 126 |
| Silver/Jade | Male | 5525 | 66.5 | 113 |
| Jade | Male | 4907 | 63.6 | 105 |
| Jade | Female | 4907 | 68.3 | 118 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 441-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 430 · 442 · 453front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 21 ydswide at 249
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 19 to reach, 179 to carry
- 4 bunkers left: 188 to reach, 225 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 310 to reach, 338 to carry
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 188 to reach, 225 to carry. Drives that finish short of 188 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 21 yards wide at 249.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 417-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 406 · 418 · 427front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- 4 bunkers left: 130 to reach, 162 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 178 to reach, 203 to carry
- Bunker left: 225 to reach, 232 to carry
- Bunker right: 315 to reach, 353 to carry
- Bunker left: 330 to reach, 330 to carry
- Bunker left: 360 to reach, 369 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 330 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 178 to reach, 232 to carry. Drives that finish short of 178 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 233.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 528level
- Green · Black tee
- 516 · 528 · 539front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 21 ydswide at 240
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 69 to reach, 152 to carry
- Water right: 331 to reach, 435 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 69 to reach, 152 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 21 yards wide at 240.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 100 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 44 hazards with reach and carry
- 11 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].