Stanford Golf Club
Stanford, California · 18 holes · par 70 · Private. Designed by George C. Thomas and Billy Bell Jr., opened 1930.
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 150 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 16, where the green sits 75 ft above the tee and plays about 25 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 74 ft below the tee and plays about 25 yards shorter.
- 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 | Black | White | Blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 13 | 505 | 488 | 480 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 418 | 382 | 348 |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | 192 | 164 | 134 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 143 | 120 | 101 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 385 | 346 | 335 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 403 | 386 | 324 |
| 7 | 5 | 11 | 478 | 447 | 427 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 145 | 130 | 117 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 350 | 333 | 325 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 401 | 376 | 338 |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 350 | 338 | 332 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 474 | 425 | 403 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 403 | 384 | 352 |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 160 | 136 | 117 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 351 | 322 | 299 |
| 16 | 5 | 6 | 492 | 442 | 431 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 175 | 158 | 141 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 420 | 394 | 359 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal | Male | 6742 | 73.7 | 138 |
| Black | Male | 6213 | 71 | 131 |
| Black/White | Male | 5984 | 69.7 | 127 |
| White | Male | 5771 | 69.1 | 123 |
| White | Female | 5771 | 74.2 | 133 |
| Blue/Black | Female | 5543 | 72.5 | 131 |
| Blue | Male | 5363 | 66.8 | 120 |
| Blue | Female | 5363 | 71.7 | 130 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 484-62 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 490 · 505 · 522front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 214
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 253 to reach, 270 to carry
- Bunker right: 295 to reach, 311 to carry
- Bunker left: 439 to reach, 453 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 21 yards shorter: the green sits 62 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 243 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 253 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 253 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 214 and narrows to 33 at 184.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 27 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%. Finish on the front-right 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.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 415-8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 401 · 418 · 435front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 172
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 187 to reach, 208 to carry
- Bunker right: 230 to reach, 249 to carry
- Bunker left: 356 to reach, 373 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 163 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 187 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 187 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 172 and narrows to 28 at 192.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left 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 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 188-12 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 173 · 192 · 208front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 36 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 par-5 lay-up zones
One-time purchase, no account needed. It unlocks in this browser; lost access? Email [email protected] with your receipt. Or join the free beta and get every course in the app.
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].