San Dimas Canyon Golf Course
San Dimas, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Dan Murray, opened 1964.
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 1,220 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 18, where the green sits 68 ft above the tee and plays about 23 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 58 ft below the tee and plays about 19 yards shorter.
- 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | Male | 6400 | 71.7 | 126 |
| Middle | Female | 6004 | 75.2 | 132 |
| Middle | Male | 6004 | 70 | 122 |
| Forward | Female | 5375 | 72.5 | 128 |
| Forward | Male | 5375 | 66.5 | 109 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 298-58 ft
- Green
- 299 · 317 · 333front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 196
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 19 yards shorter: the green sits 58 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 196 and narrows to 28 at 220.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. 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 3
- Plays like
- 148+15 ft
- Green
- 126 · 143 · 159front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 29yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 15 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 546-8 ft
- Green
- 537 · 549 · 559front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 200 to reach, 385 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 226 yards.
- Fairway water on the left: 200 to reach, 385 to carry. Drives that finish short of 200 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 150 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 36 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 4 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].