Redwood Empire Golf Country Club
Fortuna, California · 9 holes · par 36 · Private. Opened 1954.
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 490 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 7, where the green sits 42 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 69 ft below the tee and plays about 23 yards shorter.
- 8 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 | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 383 | 362 | 313 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 187 | 167 | 126 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 527 | 506 | 436 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 421 | 378 | 322 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 361 | 345 | 273 |
| 6 | 3 | 13 | 127 | 121 | 114 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 460 | 436 | 403 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 524 | 492 | 415 |
| 9 | 3 | 15 | 150 | 141 | 133 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6162 | 69.2 | 125 |
| White | Male | 5820 | 67.8 | 119 |
| Yellow | Female | 5463 | 70.8 | 119 |
| Yellow | Male | 5403 | 66.2 | 115 |
| Red | Female | 5012 | 68.5 | 115 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 375-25 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 372 · 383 · 394front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 25 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 248 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 229.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from right to left, about 3.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 187+1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 170 · 187 · 204front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 534+22 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 515 · 527 · 541front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 488 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 22 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 238 and narrows to 29 at 288.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 9
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 59 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 6 plays-like yardages
- 9 hazards with reach and carry
- 6 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].