The Links At Bodega Harbour
Bodega Bay, California · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. Designed by Robert Trent "Bobby" Jones Jr., opened 1978.
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 190 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 1, where the green sits 76 ft above the tee and plays about 25 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 102 ft below the tee and plays about 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 401 | 383 | 368 | 283 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 337 | 312 | 294 | 250 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 205 | 189 | 175 | 133 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 396 | 376 | 361 | 293 |
| 5 | 5 | 15 | 517 | 498 | 482 | 434 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 155 | 151 | 137 | 86 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 217 | 183 | 148 | 128 |
| 8 | 5 | 13 | 474 | 472 | 431 | 419 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 323 | 300 | 283 | 265 |
| 10 | 4 | 18 | 335 | 307 | 290 | 267 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 399 | 389 | 360 | 343 |
| 12 | 3 | 12 | 189 | 174 | 148 | 116 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 416 | 385 | 375 | 354 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 441 | 432 | 404 | 401 |
| 15 | 5 | 14 | 514 | 502 | 475 | 452 |
| 16 | 4 | 16 | 319 | 286 | 262 | 166 |
| 17 | 3 | 10 | 187 | 150 | 137 | 88 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 459 | 403 | 335 | 323 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6284 | 71.8 | 131 |
| Blue | Male | 5892 | 70 | 124 |
| White | Male | 5465 | 68.3 | 121 |
| Gold | Female | 4887 | 65.3 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 426+76 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 380 · 401 · 418front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 220
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 171 to reach, 176 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 270 to reach, 285 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 25 yards longer: the green sits 76 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 196 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 270 to reach, 285 to carry. Drives that finish short of 270 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 220.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 345+24 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 319 · 337 · 351front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 209
- Green slope
- 8%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 235 to reach, 243 to carry
- Bunker right: 263 to reach, 270 to carry
- Bunker left: 275 to reach, 280 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 24 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 235 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 235 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 209 and narrows to 31 at 238.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 8%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 215+29 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 188 · 205 · 225front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 28yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards longer: the green sits 29 ft above the tee.
- 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 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 65 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].