Omni La Costa Resort Spa South Course
Carlsbad, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Opened 1965.
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 20 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 3, where the green sits 49 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 39 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- 9 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Male | 6996 | 74.8 | 138 |
| I | Female | 6996 | 149 | |
| II | Female | 6587 | 79 | 143 |
| II | Male | 6587 | 72.9 | 133 |
| III | Male | 6354 | 71.7 | 130 |
| III | Female | 6354 | 77.7 | 140 |
| IV | Male | 6135 | 70.6 | 127 |
| IV | Female | 6135 | 76.6 | 137 |
| V | Male | 5438 | 67.4 | 119 |
| V | Female | 5438 | 72.7 | 128 |
| VI | Male | 4904 | 64.9 | 112 |
| VI | Female | 4904 | 69.7 | 122 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 411-2 ft
- Green
- 404 · 412 · 424front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 227 to reach, 239 to carry
- Water right: 253 to reach, 267 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 393 to carry
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 239 yards.
- Fairway bunkers and water on the right: 227 to reach, 267 to carry. Drives that finish short of 227 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 26 at 280.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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
- 332+18 ft
- Green
- 315 · 326 · 340front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 202
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 112 to reach, 121 to carry
- Bunker left: 149 to reach, 169 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 208 to reach, 263 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Water back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 208 to reach, 263 to carry. Drives that finish short of 208 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 202.
- 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 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 476+49 ft
- Green
- 445 · 460 · 472front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole: 12 to reach, 85 to carry
- Bunker left: 214 to reach, 233 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 16 yards longer: the green sits 49 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 12 to reach, 73 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 14 to reach, 85 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 214 to reach, 233 to carry. Drives that finish short of 214 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 230.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 13 plays-like yardages
- 54 hazards with reach and carry
- 10 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].