Mission Lakes Country Club
Desert Hot Springs, California · 18 holes · par 71 · Semi-Private. Designed by Ted Robinson, opened 1972.
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 1,310 ft the ball carries about 2% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 10, where the green sits 86 ft above the tee and plays about 29 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, where the green sits 116 ft below the tee and plays about 39 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | Silver/Gold | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 8 | 543 | 504 | 440 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 199 | 167 | 120 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 401 | 376 | 346 |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | 143 | 128 | 122 |
| 5 | 4 | 14 | 374 | 355 | 355 |
| 6 | 4 | 12 | 364 | 330 | 318 |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | 388 | 345 | 338 |
| 8 | 3 | 10 | 216 | 189 | 177 |
| 9 | 5 | 16 | 498 | 461 | 445 |
| 10 | 5 | 7 | 505 | 449 | 407 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 383 | 367 |
| 12 | 3 | 15 | 199 | 159 | 156 |
| 13 | 4 | 11 | 410 | 369 | 355 |
| 14 | 5 | 17 | 515 | 456 | 408 |
| 15 | 3 | 9 | 247 | 197 | 135 |
| 16 | 5 | 5 | 629 | 496 | 437 |
| 17 | 3 | 13 | 172 | 152 | 138 |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | 429 | 385 | 270 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6657 | 72.4 | 127 |
| Black | Female | 6657 | 79.3 | 140 |
| Black/Silver | Female | 6494 | 78.4 | 138 |
| Black/Silver | Male | 6494 | 71.6 | 125 |
| Silver | Male | 6301 | 70.7 | 123 |
| Silver | Female | 6301 | 77.2 | 135 |
| Silver/Gold | Male | 6061 | 69.3 | 119 |
| Silver/Gold | Female | 6061 | 75.7 | 131 |
| Gold | Male | 5901 | 68.8 | 118 |
| Gold | Female | 5901 | 74.7 | 129 |
| Gold/Green | Male | 5461 | 66.8 | 113 |
| Gold/Green | Female | 5461 | 73.5 | 126 |
| Green | Male | 5334 | 66.2 | 112 |
| Green | Female | 5334 | 71.4 | 122 |
| Green/Orange | Female | 4779 | 68.2 | 115 |
| Green/Orange | Male | 4779 | 63.7 | 106 |
| Orange | Female | 4408 | 65.9 | 111 |
| Orange | Male | 4408 | 61.9 | 100 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 522-62 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 531 · 543 · 551front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 21 yards shorter: the green sits 62 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 341 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 229.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 198-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 182 · 199 · 216front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 24yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 166 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 34 to reach, 166 to carry.
- 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-right to front-left, about 1.5%. 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 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 409+25 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 389 · 401 · 414front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 25 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 24 at 199.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 33 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 4 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].