Soule Park Golf Club
Ojai, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Designed by William F. Bell (original design, 1962); Gil Hanse (2005 renovation), opened 1962.
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 740 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 7, where the green sits 22 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 56 ft below the tee and plays about 19 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak | Female | 6856 | 79.9 | 145 |
| Oak | Male | 6856 | 73 | 128 |
| Orange | Male | 6588 | 71.6 | 125 |
| Orange | Female | 6588 | 78.3 | 141 |
| Orange/Avocado | Male | 6396 | 70.7 | 123 |
| Avocado | Male | 6159 | 69.5 | 120 |
| Avocado | Female | 6159 | 75.9 | 136 |
| Avocado/Lime | Male | 5971 | 68.6 | 118 |
| Lime | Male | 5627 | 66.9 | 114 |
| Lime | Female | 5627 | 72.8 | 129 |
| Lemon | Male | 5236 | 65 | 109 |
| Lemon | Female | 5236 | 70.5 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 358-55 ft
- Green
- 359 · 376 · 390front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the back-right
In play
- Water left: 43 to reach, 203 to carry
- Water across the hole: 88 to reach, 109 to carry
- Bunker right: 317 to reach, 339 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 18 yards shorter: the green sits 55 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 267 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 88 to reach, 109 to carry.
- Fairway water on the left: 43 to reach, 203 to carry. Drives that finish short of 43 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 230.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 2%. Finish on the back-right 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
- 353-8 ft
- Green
- 344 · 356 · 371front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 48 ydswide at 223
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the right
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 243 to reach, 268 to carry
- Bunker left: 246 to reach, 265 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 225 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 243 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 243 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 223 and narrows to 37 at 260.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from left to right, about 4.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 135+22 ft
- Green
- 110 · 128 · 145front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 25yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 22 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5%. Finish on the front 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 55 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 34 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].