Ruby Hill Golf Club
Pleasanton, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, opened 1996.
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 8, where the green sits 35 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 96 ft below the tee and plays about 32 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklaus | Male | 7478 | 76 | 135 |
| Championship | Male | 7036 | 73.8 | 132 |
| Combo | Male | 6757 | 72.6 | 129 |
| Member | Male | 6567 | 71.4 | 125 |
| Member Forward | Female | 5957 | 74.4 | 129 |
| Member Forward | Male | 5957 | 68.5 | 124 |
| Forward | Female | 5279 | 71.3 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 405-63 ft
- Green
- 409 · 426 · 439front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 246 to reach, 284 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 21 yards shorter: the green sits 63 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 246 to reach, 284 to carry. Drives that finish short of 246 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 29 at 280.
- 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.
- 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
- 429-33 ft
- Green
- 428 · 440 · 448front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers across the hole: 252 to reach, 283 to carry
- Bunker right: 287 to reach, 301 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 307 to reach, 320 to carry
- Water right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 33 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 219 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 287 to reach, 301 to carry. Drives that finish short of 287 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 30 at 200.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 209-19 ft
- Green
- 198 · 215 · 227front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 28yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 19 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 62 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].