Regulation At Las Positas Golf Course
Livermore, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1966.
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 380 ft the ball carries about 0% 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 12, where the green sits 16 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 16 ft below the tee and plays about 5 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | Professional/Black | Championship/Blue | Regular/White | Forward/Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 13 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | 11 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | 17 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | 15 | ||||
| 9 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 18 | ||||
| 12 | 4 | 14 | ||||
| 13 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 14 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 16 | ||||
| 16 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 17 | 4 | 12 | ||||
| 18 | 5 | 10 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional/Black | Male | 6726 | 71.9 | 130 |
| Championship/Blue | Male | 6439 | 70.3 | 125 |
| Regular/White | Male | 6071 | 68.2 | 120 |
| Forward/Red | Female | 5324 | 70.3 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 368-4 ft
- Green
- 354 · 369 · 386front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 15 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 164 to reach, 178 to carry
- Water right: 225 to reach, 276 to carry
- Water front-left of the green
- 3 bunkers front-right of the green
- 2 bunkers right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Water back of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway water on the right: 225 to reach, 276 to carry. Drives that finish short of 225 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 15 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 530-5 ft
- Green
- 515 · 532 · 550front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 232 to reach, 300 to carry
- Bunker left: 264 to reach, 286 to carry
- Bunker right: 466 to reach, 485 to carry
- Bunker left: 470 to reach, 499 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 232 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 232 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 12 at 210.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 359level
- Green
- 339 · 359 · 378front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 219
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 110 to reach, 145 to carry
- Bunker left: 244 to reach, 271 to carry
- Water across the hole: 289 to reach, 313 to carry
- Bunker right: 316 to reach, 325 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- 2 bunkers right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 234 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 289 to reach, 298 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 290 to reach, 313 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 244 to reach, 271 to carry. Drives that finish short of 244 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 219 and narrows to 30 at 260.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 40 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · 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
- 60 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].