The Golf Club At Rancho California
Murrieta, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., opened 1970.
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 1,260 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 18, where the green sits 62 ft above the tee and plays about 21 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 106 ft below the tee and plays about 35 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | 5 | 9 | 565 | 545 | 514 | 514 | 473 |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | 185 | 174 | 146 | 146 | 113 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 413 | 387 | 372 | 350 | 213 |
| 4 | 5 | 7 | 553 | 539 | 527 | 527 | 426 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 428 | 420 | 392 | 392 | 351 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 167 | 160 | 144 | 144 | 110 |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 348 | 324 | 309 | 309 | 280 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 431 | 400 | 387 | 299 | 299 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 391 | 363 | 343 | 303 | 303 |
| 10 | 3 | 12 | 201 | 191 | 135 | 135 | 127 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 406 | 380 | 369 | 369 | 348 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 419 | 411 | 377 | 377 | 367 |
| 13 | 5 | 8 | 586 | 558 | 538 | 483 | 483 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 427 | 408 | 398 | 318 | 318 |
| 15 | 4 | 18 | 351 | 343 | 319 | 319 | 277 |
| 16 | 3 | 14 | 205 | 189 | 164 | 164 | 155 |
| 17 | 5 | 16 | 515 | 499 | 459 | 459 | 429 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 445 | 411 | 401 | 307 | 307 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7036 | 74.7 | 138 |
| Blue | Male | 6702 | 73.1 | 132 |
| White | Female | 6294 | 78.7 | 148 |
| White | Male | 6294 | 70.9 | 127 |
| Gold | Female | 5915 | 76.3 | 141 |
| Gold | Male | 5915 | 68.9 | 125 |
| Red | Female | 5379 | 72.4 | 130 |
| Red | Male | 5379 | 66.5 | 115 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 532-98 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 552 · 565 · 579front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 21 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 189 to reach, 242 to carry
- Water front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 33 yards shorter: the green sits 98 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 276 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 189 to reach, 242 to carry. Drives that finish short of 189 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 21 yards wide at 232.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 178-20 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 172 · 185 · 199front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 28yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 20 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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
- 378-106 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 394 · 413 · 434front · middle · back
- Green size
- 43 × 35yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the right
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 386 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 35 yards shorter: the green sits 106 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 364 to reach, 386 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 366 to reach, 387 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 20 at 225.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- The green falls from left to right, about 3%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 43 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 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 514 · 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
- 63 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].