Spring Creek Golf Course Country Club
Ripon, California · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Opened 1965.
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 60 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 9, where the green sits 11 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, where the green sits 7 ft below the tee and plays about 2 yards shorter.
- 13 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 432 | 416 | 436 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 394 | 384 | 339 |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | 396 | 386 | 376 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 385 | 373 | 363 |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 184 | 170 | 144 |
| 6 | 4 | 17 | 290 | 280 | 220 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 154 | 146 | 126 |
| 8 | 5 | 13 | 482 | 457 | 429 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 453 | 434 | 420 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 384 | 359 | 340 |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 402 | 365 | 299 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 161 | 135 | 120 |
| 13 | 5 | 10 | 525 | 507 | 465 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 318 | 313 | 299 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 160 | 152 | 130 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 392 | 378 | 342 |
| 17 | 5 | 12 | 493 | 473 | 440 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 412 | 395 | 338 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6417 | 71.7 | 128 |
| Combo | Male | 6262 | 70.8 | 126 |
| White | Male | 6123 | 70.1 | 125 |
| White | Female | 6123 | 75.9 | 135 |
| Super Combo | Female | 5813 | 74 | 130 |
| Super Combo | Male | 5813 | 68.8 | 121 |
| Red | Female | 5626 | 72.9 | 126 |
| Red | Male | 5626 | 67.8 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 436+1 ft
- Green · Red tee
- 420 · 436 · 450front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 202 to reach, 221 to carry
- Bunker right: 357 to reach, 373 to carry
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 202 to reach, 221 to carry. Drives that finish short of 202 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 236 and narrows to 23 at 216.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- 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
- 393-3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 380 · 394 · 409front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 225 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 229.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 396+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 381 · 396 · 411front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 237
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 237.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 60 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].