Sandpiper Golf Course
Goleta, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by William F. Bell, opened 1972.
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 90 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 12, where the green sits 73 ft above the tee and plays about 24 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 73 ft below the tee and plays about 24 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 | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 9 | 530 | 511 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 471 | 440 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 430 | 407 |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 258 | 226 |
| 5 | 5 | 13 | 513 | 495 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 195 | 173 |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 394 | 368 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 399 | 370 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 420 | 401 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 390 | 345 |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | 228 | 202 |
| 12 | 4 | 18 | 347 | 319 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 532 | 521 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 445 | 425 |
| 15 | 5 | 10 | 602 | 582 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 395 | 373 |
| 17 | 4 | 14 | 429 | 374 |
| 18 | 3 | 16 | 181 | 167 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7159 | 75.1 | 136 |
| Gold | Male | 6646 | 72.8 | 131 |
| Gold | Female | 6646 | 144 | |
| Silver | Male | 6196 | 70.4 | 127 |
| Silver | Female | 6196 | 77.8 | 138 |
| Copper | Male | 5602 | 68.4 | 121 |
| Copper | Female | 5602 | 74.4 | 132 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 523-22 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 520 · 530 · 539front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 210 to reach, 241 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 260 to reach, 309 to carry
- Water right: 460 to reach, 476 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 22 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 210 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 210 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 233.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 32 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-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 465-19 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 454 · 471 · 488front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 257 to reach, 276 to carry
- Water right: 279 to reach, 299 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 19 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 257 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 257 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 226 and narrows to 35 at 276.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 436+17 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 414 · 430 · 445front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 85 to reach, 107 to carry
- Bunker right: 225 to reach, 241 to carry
- Bunker right: 276 to reach, 287 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 17 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 225 to reach, 287 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 31 yards wide at 229.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 49 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].