Silver Creek Valley Country Club
San Jose, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1992.
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 470 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 76 ft above the tee and plays about 25 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 147 ft below the tee and plays about 49 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 452 | 434 | 404 | 358 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 384 | 357 | 332 | 266 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 435 | 415 | 398 | 334 |
| 4 | 3 | 13 | 195 | 170 | 154 | 98 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 402 | 389 | 367 | 292 |
| 6 | 5 | 15 | 511 | 485 | 466 | 400 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 171 | 145 | 126 | 108 |
| 8 | 5 | 9 | 507 | 486 | 469 | 404 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 446 | 405 | 375 | 313 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 446 | 428 | 406 | 366 |
| 11 | 5 | 18 | 500 | 482 | 456 | 403 |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | 237 | 205 | 175 | 148 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 410 | 389 | 348 | 301 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 381 | 364 | 330 | 269 |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | 184 | 172 | 154 | 99 |
| 16 | 5 | 16 | 521 | 461 | 437 | 405 |
| 17 | 4 | 14 | 414 | 392 | 358 | 290 |
| 18 | 4 | 12 | 404 | 380 | 366 | 343 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 7000 | 74.1 | 139 |
| Blue | Male | 6559 | 72.2 | 136 |
| White | Male | 6121 | 70.3 | 131 |
| Silver | Female | 5701 | 73.4 | 135 |
| Red | Female | 5197 | 71.1 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 404-143 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 439 · 452 · 466front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 48 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 278 to reach, 300 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 48 yards shorter: the green sits 143 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 278 to reach, 300 to carry. Drives that finish short of 278 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 41 at 201.
- 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.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 391+20 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 372 · 384 · 402front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 249
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 215 to reach, 266 to carry
- Bunker right: 279 to reach, 288 to carry
- Water right: 308 to reach, 340 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 20 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 236 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 215 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 215 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 249 and narrows to 16 at 291.
- 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 to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 444+28 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 417 · 435 · 449front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 262 to reach, 277 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 28 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 262 to reach, 277 to carry. Drives that finish short of 262 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 31 at 278.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 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 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 56 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].