Montecito Country Club
Santa Barbara, California · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, opened 1918.
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 90 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 62 ft below the tee and plays about 21 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | White | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 8 | 374 | 346 | 275 |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | 369 | 348 | 312 |
| 3 | 3 | 16 | 175 | 158 | 137 |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 544 | 496 | 453 |
| 5 | 4 | 6 | 417 | 386 | 342 |
| 6 | 3 | 14 | 209 | 192 | 134 |
| 7 | 4 | 12 | 326 | 297 | 258 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 530 | 507 | 427 |
| 9 | 3 | 18 | 148 | 129 | 115 |
| 10 | 4 | 13 | 319 | 301 | 274 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 549 | 511 | 434 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | 454 | 427 | 361 |
| 13 | 4 | 9 | 400 | 376 | 335 |
| 14 | 3 | 15 | 191 | 167 | 112 |
| 15 | 4 | 5 | 400 | 386 | 339 |
| 16 | 4 | 11 | 410 | 382 | 314 |
| 17 | 3 | 17 | 172 | 133 | 122 |
| 18 | 5 | 7 | 553 | 525 | 475 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6540 | 72.1 | 130 |
| Black | Female | 6540 | 77.9 | 142 |
| Black/White | Male | 6360 | 71.2 | 129 |
| Black/White | Female | 6360 | 76.9 | 140 |
| White | Female | 6067 | 75 | 136 |
| White | Male | 6067 | 69.6 | 124 |
| White/Green | Male | 5471 | 66.9 | 118 |
| White/Green | Female | 5471 | 71.9 | 130 |
| Green | Female | 5219 | 70.5 | 126 |
| Green | Male | 5219 | 65.7 | 115 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 370-12 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 361 · 374 · 387front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 71 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the back-left
In play
- Water right: 137 to reach, 169 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 71 yards wide at 234.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from front-right to back-left, about 2%. Finish on the back-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 351-54 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 357 · 369 · 379front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 153 ydswide at 240
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the back-right
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 277 to reach, 308 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 284 to reach, 314 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 18 yards shorter: the green sits 54 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 255 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 277 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 277 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 153 yards wide at 240 and narrows to 117 at 259.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 3%. Finish on the back-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 179+13 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 159 · 175 · 190front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- 3 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 157 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 13 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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 55 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · 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
- 55 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].