The Metropolitan Golf Links
Oakland, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Johnny Miller and Fred Bliss, opened 2003.
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 20 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 9, where the green sits 8 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 9 ft below the tee and plays about 3 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 | Red | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 365 | 341 | 315 | 293 | 273 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 395 | 372 | 348 | 321 | 297 |
| 3 | 5 | 15 | 527 | 503 | 472 | 442 | 414 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 469 | 445 | 422 | 386 | 357 |
| 5 | 3 | 9 | 191 | 164 | 144 | 123 | 106 |
| 6 | 5 | 11 | 505 | 485 | 457 | 431 | 406 |
| 7 | 3 | 13 | 168 | 143 | 119 | 100 | 83 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 408 | 387 | 360 | 297 | 277 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 422 | 407 | 385 | 334 | 309 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 564 | 534 | 508 | 476 | 462 |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 435 | 412 | 385 | 363 | 316 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 160 | 142 | 120 | 101 | 83 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 388 | 362 | 330 | 305 | 241 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 428 | 400 | 377 | 349 | 322 |
| 15 | 3 | 8 | 189 | 165 | 141 | 118 | 97 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 372 | 353 | 326 | 303 | 288 |
| 17 | 5 | 6 | 551 | 526 | 497 | 462 | 428 |
| 18 | 4 | 12 | 415 | 388 | 361 | 333 | 310 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6959 | 73.5 | 129 |
| Blue | Male | 6529 | 71.7 | 125 |
| White | Male | 6069 | 69.7 | 119 |
| White | Female | 6069 | 74.8 | 127 |
| Silver | Female | 5887 | 74 | 126 |
| Silver | Male | 5887 | 68.6 | 116 |
| Red | Male | 5565 | 66.7 | 114 |
| Red | Female | 5565 | 72 | 120 |
| Gold | Male | 5099 | 64.5 | 109 |
| Gold | Female | 5099 | 69.4 | 114 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 365-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 349 · 365 · 378front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 243 to reach, 283 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 243 to reach, 283 to carry. Drives that finish short of 243 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 29 at 270.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 395level
- Green · Black tee
- 380 · 395 · 409front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 67 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 85 to reach, 199 to carry
- Water left: 100 to reach, 229 to carry
- Water across the hole: 117 to reach, 121 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 234 to reach, 244 to carry
- Bunker left: 278 to reach, 292 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 117 to reach, 121 to carry.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 85 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 85 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 67 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 40 at 262.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- 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 5
- Plays like
- 526-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 513 · 527 · 539front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 51 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 246 to reach, 273 to carry
- Bunker left: 433 to reach, 461 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 288 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 246 to reach, 273 to carry. Drives that finish short of 246 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 51 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 21 at 277.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 32 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-right to front-left, about 5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 40 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 2 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].