Native Oaks Golf Club
Valley Center, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Dave Ginkel, opened 2004.
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 1,320 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 4, where the green sits 15 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 51 ft below the tee and plays about 17 yards shorter.
- 7 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 | Blue | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 399 | 380 | 342 | 285 |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 531 | 524 | 490 | 443 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 154 | 129 | 108 | 78 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 411 | 383 | 360 | 293 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 435 | 419 | 391 | 355 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 377 | 369 | 339 | 280 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 329 | 315 | 282 | 248 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 175 | 152 | 131 | 98 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 552 | 528 | 496 | 464 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 384 | 370 | 329 | 262 |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | 484 | 465 | 456 | 415 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 375 | 350 | 342 | 293 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 154 | 140 | 137 | 100 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 435 | 378 | 371 | 301 |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 350 | 318 | 293 | 246 |
| 16 | 3 | 14 | 205 | 181 | 171 | 125 |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 410 | 375 | 346 | 292 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 547 | 539 | 517 | 457 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6707 | 72.2 | 131 |
| Blue | Male | 6315 | 70.5 | 127 |
| White | Female | 5901 | 73.9 | 133 |
| White | Male | 5901 | 68.8 | 121 |
| Silver | Female | 5481 | 72.1 | 123 |
| Silver | Male | 5481 | 66.8 | 114 |
| Gold | Female | 5035 | 68.9 | 116 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 397-6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 383 · 399 · 414front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 24 to reach, 140 to carry
- Bunker right: 294 to reach, 313 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 294 to reach, 313 to carry. Drives that finish short of 294 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 239 and narrows to 30 at 289.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 528-10 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 515 · 531 · 547front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 307 to reach, 327 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Water back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 234.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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 right to left, about 1.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 150-12 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 144 · 154 · 162front · middle · back
- Green size
- 20 × 32yards deep × wide
In play
- Water across the hole: 52 to reach, 87 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 136 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 52 to reach, 87 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 52 to reach, 136 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 56 to reach, 139 to carry.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- Shallow green, 20 yards deep and 32 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 45 hazards with reach and carry
- 12 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].