The Olympic Club Lake Course
San Francisco, California · 18 holes · par 71 · Private/Resort. Designed by Willie Watson, opened 1924.
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 90 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 17, where the green sits 48 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 66 ft below the tee and plays about 22 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 13 | 533 | 518 | 501 | 471 | 453 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 436 | 388 | 369 | 293 | 287 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | 227 | 211 | 195 | 190 | 144 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 421 | 396 | 380 | 362 | 324 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 458 | 434 | 420 | 370 | 326 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 461 | 442 | 420 | 378 | 352 |
| 7 | 4 | 17 | 316 | 307 | 280 | 269 | 251 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 201 | 177 | 157 | 126 | 121 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 444 | 424 | 385 | 322 | 322 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 426 | 391 | 370 | 337 | 333 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 442 | 420 | 385 | 377 | 354 |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 421 | 406 | 380 | 353 | 300 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 195 | 175 | 162 | 148 | 135 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 428 | 412 | 391 | 371 | 366 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 155 | 139 | 126 | 118 | 113 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | 596 | 576 | 552 | 500 | 450 |
| 17 | 5 | 14 | 515 | 476 | 458 | 445 | 408 |
| 18 | 4 | 12 | 349 | 334 | 317 | 308 | 269 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ | Male | 7232 | 76.7 | 145 |
| Black | Male | 7050 | 75.9 | 143 |
| Black/Blue | Male | 6838 | 74.9 | 141 |
| Blue | Male | 6626 | 74.1 | 139 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6410 | 73.3 | 137 |
| Blue/White | Female | 6410 | 79.6 | 146 |
| White | Female | 6248 | 78.7 | 145 |
| White | Male | 6248 | 72.7 | 135 |
| White/Red | Female | 5892 | 77.1 | 141 |
| White/Red | Male | 5892 | 71 | 134 |
| Red | Male | 5738 | 70.2 | 133 |
| Red | Female | 5738 | 75.9 | 139 |
| Red/Green | Male | 5423 | 68.5 | 130 |
| Red/Green | Female | 5423 | 74.5 | 138 |
| Green | Male | 5310 | 68 | 128 |
| Green | Female | 5310 | 73.5 | 136 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 523-30 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 515 · 533 · 549front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 227
In play
- Bunker right: 462 to reach, 476 to carry
- Bunker left: 479 to reach, 488 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 30 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 245 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 227.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 448+37 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 424 · 436 · 451front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 217
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards longer: the green sits 37 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 217 and narrows to 30 at 187.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 206-63 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 212 · 227 · 242front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker left: 176 to reach, 191 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 21 yards shorter: the green sits 63 ft below 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 left to right, about 2%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 54 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].