The Classic Club
Palm Desert, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 2006.
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 160 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 8, where the green sits 11 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 17, where the green sits 20 ft below the tee and plays about 7 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 | Black | Blue | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 408 | 358 | 346 | 316 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 180 | 173 | 160 | 152 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 443 | 408 | 377 | 365 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 568 | 525 | 477 | 432 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 419 | 402 | 366 | 331 |
| 6 | 3 | 13 | 220 | 208 | 193 | 183 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 477 | 414 | 405 | 375 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 433 | 413 | 357 | 329 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 595 | 540 | 529 | 485 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 474 | 432 | 407 | 375 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 459 | 394 | 351 | 338 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 162 | 160 | 142 | 118 |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 399 | 351 | 309 | 299 |
| 14 | 5 | 8 | 560 | 511 | 501 | 475 |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 349 | 337 | 310 | 300 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 436 | 398 | 365 | 340 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 176 | 161 | 151 | 130 |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | 564 | 526 | 483 | 439 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7322 | 75.8 | 144 |
| Blue | Male | 6711 | 72.9 | 135 |
| White | Male | 6229 | 71 | 129 |
| White | Female | 6218 | 77 | 142 |
| Gold | Male | 5782 | 68.7 | 125 |
| Gold | Female | 5777 | 74.6 | 138 |
| Purple | Male | 5279 | 66.2 | 118 |
| Purple | Female | 5257 | 71.9 | 132 |
| Orange | Male | 4219 | 60.7 | 105 |
| Orange | Female | 4216 | 65.7 | 116 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 408+1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 395 · 408 · 421front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 38 to reach, 46 to carry
- Water left: 103 to reach, 324 to carry
- Bunker right: 290 to reach, 308 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 245 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 38 to reach, 46 to carry.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 103 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 103 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 238 and narrows to 36 at 208.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 180-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 162 · 180 · 193front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 25yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- 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-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 439-11 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 424 · 443 · 459front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 51 ydswide at 240
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 220 to reach, 388 to carry
- Bunker left: 291 to reach, 323 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 11 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 288 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 220 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 220 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 51 yards wide at 240 and narrows to 46 at 290.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left 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 55 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 73 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].