Palos Verdes Golf Club
Palos Verdes Estates, California · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by William P. "Billy" Bell and George C. Thomas, opened 1924.
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 440 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 5, where the green sits 96 ft above the tee and plays about 32 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 115 ft below the tee and plays about 38 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 8 holes and on the right on 4: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 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 | Blue | White | Red | Green | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 392 | 363 | 355 | 334 | 305 | 305 |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | 208 | 200 | 179 | 173 | 173 | 85 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 413 | 389 | 374 | 350 | 298 | 298 |
| 4 | 3 | 13 | 226 | 210 | 193 | 182 | 182 | 159 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 522 | 502 | 474 | 430 | 373 | 373 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 338 | 330 | 317 | 309 | 309 | 263 |
| 7 | 5 | 11 | 561 | 531 | 494 | 460 | 460 | 449 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 155 | 147 | 137 | 127 | 127 | 110 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 386 | 369 | 343 | 328 | 260 | 260 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 364 | 357 | 342 | 335 | 324 | 324 |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 362 | 362 | 355 | 347 | 347 | 291 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 301 | 278 | 130 | 129 | 129 | 125 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 418 | 418 | 404 | 387 | 337 | 337 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 439 | 416 | 334 | 329 | 263 | 263 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 174 | 135 | 118 | 110 | 110 | 46 |
| 16 | 5 | 16 | 486 | 474 | 440 | 424 | 302 | 302 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 330 | 330 | 322 | 311 | 207 | 207 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 405 | 401 | 380 | 373 | 373 | 343 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6500 | 72.8 | 134 |
| Black | Female | 6500 | 79.5 | 146 |
| Blue | Male | 6240 | 71.4 | 130 |
| Blue | Female | 6240 | 78 | 142 |
| Combo #2 | Male | 5895 | 70 | 127 |
| Combo #2 | Female | 5895 | 76.3 | 138 |
| Combo #1 | Male | 5800 | 69.7 | 126 |
| Combo #1 | Female | 5800 | 76 | 137 |
| White | Male | 5680 | 69.1 | 124 |
| White | Female | 5680 | 75.2 | 135 |
| Red | Female | 5445 | 73.6 | 131 |
| Red | Male | 5445 | 67.9 | 121 |
| Green | Female | 4840 | 70.3 | 124 |
| Green | Male | 4840 | 65.2 | 114 |
| Gold | Female | 4430 | 68.1 | 119 |
| Gold | Male | 4430 | 63.5 | 109 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 400+25 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 383 · 392 · 403front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 255
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 247 to reach, 264 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 25 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 247 to reach, 264 to carry. Drives that finish short of 247 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 255.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 208-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 193 · 208 · 224front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 20yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- 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 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 414+3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 402 · 413 · 425front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 251 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 15 at 281.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 59 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].