South Hills Country Club
West Covina, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1952.
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 570 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 14, where the green sits 49 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 65 ft below the tee and plays about 22 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 7 holes and on the left on 3: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 318 | 296 | 286 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 337 | 330 | 323 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 153 | 138 | 121 |
| 4 | 5 | 11 | 526 | 499 | 454 |
| 5 | 3 | 9 | 201 | 189 | 170 |
| 6 | 5 | 13 | 518 | 501 | 479 |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 318 | 308 | 300 |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | 504 | 481 | 446 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 388 | 369 | 358 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | 150 | 131 | 124 |
| 11 | 4 | 12 | 326 | 312 | 283 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 446 | 412 | 407 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 315 | 308 | 308 |
| 14 | 5 | 6 | 524 | 483 | 452 |
| 15 | 3 | 8 | 207 | 168 | 136 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 400 | 378 | 370 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 152 | 135 | 132 |
| 18 | 5 | 10 | 559 | 528 | 494 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Female | 6342 | 77.7 | 142 |
| White | Male | 6342 | 70.4 | 128 |
| Gold | Female | 5966 | 75.5 | 140 |
| Gold | Male | 5966 | 68.8 | 124 |
| Red | Male | 5643 | 67.5 | 117 |
| Red | Female | 5643 | 73.7 | 136 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 322+13 ft
- Green · White tee
- 308 · 318 · 327front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 198
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 234 to reach, 255 to carry
- Bunker left: 239 to reach, 262 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 13 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 234 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 234 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 198 and narrows to 26 at 233.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 334-9 ft
- Green · White tee
- 328 · 337 · 344front · middle · back
- Green size
- 19 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 208
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 9 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 259 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 208.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- Shallow green, 19 yards deep and 30 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 150-10 ft
- Green · White tee
- 145 · 153 · 162front · middle · back
- Green size
- 18 × 35yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 137 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below 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 left to right, about 2%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- Shallow green, 18 yards deep and 35 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
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
- 5 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].