The Golf Club At Copper Valley
Copperopolis, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private/Resort. Designed by Jay Morrish & Tad Buchanan, opened 1996.
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 820 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 15, where the green sits 52 ft above the tee and plays about 17 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 17, where the green sits 49 ft below the tee and plays about 16 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 413 | 402 | 367 | 327 | 271 |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | 145 | 132 | 122 | 100 | 87 |
| 3 | 4 | 15 | 334 | 317 | 308 | 286 | 222 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 554 | 530 | 484 | 429 | 422 |
| 5 | 3 | 7 | 241 | 218 | 182 | 147 | 116 |
| 6 | 4 | 17 | 369 | 354 | 343 | 303 | 240 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 442 | 408 | 398 | 334 | 285 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 401 | 370 | 354 | 301 | 265 |
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 540 | 520 | 478 | 441 | 358 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 401 | 388 | 328 | 287 | 247 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 430 | 410 | 391 | 315 | 279 |
| 12 | 5 | 16 | 483 | 470 | 444 | 403 | 364 |
| 13 | 3 | 10 | 202 | 184 | 166 | 142 | 96 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 373 | 331 | 321 | 287 | 247 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 415 | 390 | 380 | 346 | 278 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 151 | 142 | 136 | 119 | 93 |
| 17 | 5 | 8 | 522 | 508 | 482 | 407 | 374 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 387 | 366 | 356 | 325 | 241 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6803 | 73.1 | 138 |
| Black/Blue | Male | 6632 | 72.2 | 134 |
| Blue | Male | 6440 | 71.2 | 131 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6267 | 70.5 | 130 |
| White | Female | 6040 | 75.1 | 134 |
| White | Male | 6040 | 69.5 | 125 |
| White/Gold | Female | 5552 | 72.7 | 129 |
| White/Gold | Male | 5552 | 67.3 | 121 |
| Gold | Male | 5299 | 66.3 | 118 |
| Gold | Female | 5299 | 71.2 | 128 |
| Gold/Red | Female | 5000 | 69.8 | 119 |
| Gold/Red | Male | 5000 | 65.2 | 113 |
| Red | Female | 4485 | 66.7 | 110 |
| Red | Male | 4485 | 62.4 | 110 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 422+28 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 399 · 413 · 428front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 35yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 83 to reach, 109 to carry
- Water across the hole: 102 to reach, 130 to carry
- Bunker right: 185 to reach, 224 to carry
- Bunker left: 357 to reach, 376 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 28 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 102 to reach, 130 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 185 to reach, 224 to carry. Drives that finish short of 185 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 32 at 221.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 138-21 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 131 · 145 · 159front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 25yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 121 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 21 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 98 to reach, 121 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 342+24 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 325 · 334 · 351front · middle · back
- Green size
- 41 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 206
- Green slope
- 6.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 59 to reach, 91 to carry
- Water right: 66 to reach, 107 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 176 to reach, 201 to carry
- 3 bunkers across the hole in front of the green: 302 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 24 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 59 to reach, 91 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 176 to reach, 201 to carry. Drives that finish short of 176 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 206.
- 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 6.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 41 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 94 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].