Muroc Lake Golf Course
Edwards, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Military. Designed by William F. Bell, ASGCA, opened 1967.
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 2,410 ft the ball carries about 3% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 146. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 18, where the green sits 36 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 57 ft below the tee and plays about 19 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 | 329 | 317 | 305 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 410 | 398 | 309 |
| 3 | 5 | 12 | 552 | 511 | 372 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 450 | 376 | 317 |
| 5 | 4 | 10 | 370 | 351 | 344 |
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 244 | 213 | 228 |
| 7 | 5 | 16 | 547 | 497 | 388 |
| 8 | 3 | 18 | 210 | 163 | 150 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | 404 | 393 | 300 |
| 10 | 5 | 7 | 578 | 549 | 454 |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | 374 | 362 | 351 |
| 12 | 3 | 9 | 191 | 175 | 149 |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 432 | 421 | 355 |
| 14 | 4 | 13 | 358 | 343 | 330 |
| 15 | 5 | 17 | 497 | 486 | 418 |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 440 | 420 | 336 |
| 17 | 3 | 15 | 164 | 141 | 105 |
| 18 | 4 | 11 | 360 | 341 | 327 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6915 | 73.5 | 130 |
| White | Male | 6446 | 71.5 | 125 |
| Red | Female | 5561 | 72.2 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 316-40 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 318 · 329 · 341front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 203
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 247 to reach, 259 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 40 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 226 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 247 to reach, 259 to carry. Drives that finish short of 247 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 203.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 421+33 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 397 · 410 · 422front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 235 to reach, 249 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards longer: the green sits 33 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 235 to reach, 249 to carry. Drives that finish short of 235 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 30 at 249.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 540-35 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 537 · 552 · 570front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 22yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 220 to reach, 230 to carry
- Bunker left: 257 to reach, 265 to carry
- Water left: 543 to reach, 608 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards shorter: the green sits 35 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 220 to reach, 265 to carry. Drives that finish short of 220 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off 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 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 37 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].