Peninsula Golf Country Club
San Mateo, California · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Donald Ross, opened 1911.
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 160 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 14, where the green sits 90 ft above the tee and plays about 30 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 106 ft below the tee and plays about 35 yards shorter.
- 18 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 | 5 | 376 | 359 | 344 | 295 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 446 | 434 | 358 | 332 |
| 3 | 5 | 17 | 464 | 455 | 441 | 409 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | 201 | 172 | 128 | 109 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 460 | 447 | 423 | 401 |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | 355 | 328 | 297 | 265 |
| 7 | 3 | 13 | 187 | 159 | 126 | 109 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 315 | 304 | 293 | 267 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 448 | 429 | 407 | 376 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 439 | 433 | 426 | 420 |
| 11 | 5 | 8 | 516 | 497 | 484 | 422 |
| 12 | 3 | 14 | 167 | 155 | 145 | 101 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 459 | 434 | 410 | 335 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 351 | 339 | 316 | 309 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 155 | 138 | 118 | 111 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 448 | 412 | 331 | 320 |
| 17 | 4 | 16 | 285 | 276 | 268 | 241 |
| 18 | 5 | 12 | 525 | 501 | 473 | 431 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6579 | 72.2 | 130 |
| Blue | Male | 6243 | 70.7 | 128 |
| White | Male | 5813 | 68.7 | 124 |
| White | Female | 5813 | 74.5 | 120 |
| Gold | Male | 5375 | 67.3 | 118 |
| Gold | Female | 5375 | 71.8 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 380+12 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 360 · 376 · 392front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 53 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 12 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 193 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 53 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 28 at 283.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 429-51 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 433 · 446 · 461front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 245
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 136 to reach, 143 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 419 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 17 yards shorter: the green sits 51 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 289 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 245.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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
- 487+70 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 450 · 464 · 476front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 127 to reach, 148 to carry
- Bunker right: 393 to reach, 418 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 23 yards longer: the green sits 70 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 279 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 38 at 205.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 31 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 66 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 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].