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The Ranch At Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach, California · 9 holes · par 32 · Resort. Opened 1950.

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

Altitude30 ftCarries about 0% farther
Bunkers22
Holes with water6 of 9
Average fairway width38 yds
Typical green3,200 sq ft
Sloped greens8 of 9Tilt 2% or more
  • At about 30 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 11 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
  • Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 29 ft below the tee and plays about 10 yards shorter.
  • 8 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

HoleParHcpBlueWhiteRed
149300288242
231201176144
3413308274268
435195177153
547315274254
631512510293
7411320310195
83320512483
9417274254244

Tees

TeeYardsRatingSlope
BlueMale2221114
WhiteFemale1901111
WhiteMale1901106
RedFemale1669101

Hole 1 · Par 4

Green falls this way

300 (Blue) · 288 (White) · 242 (Red) yards · Handicap 9

Plays like
302+7 ft
Green · Blue tee
290 · 300 · 311front · middle · back
Green size
22 × 18yards deep × wide
Fairway
26 ydswide at 211
Green slope
2.5%falls to the front

In play

  • Water across the hole: 246 to reach, 253 to carry
  • Water left: 246 to reach, 254 to carry
  • Bunker front-left of the green
  • Bunker front-right of the green
  • Bunker left of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
  • Water crosses the hole: 246 to reach, 253 to carry.
  • Fairway water on the left: 246 to reach, 254 to carry. Drives that finish short of 246 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 211.
  • Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
  • 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

Green falls this way

201 (Blue) · 176 (White) · 144 (Red) yards · Handicap 1

Plays like
191-29 ft
Green · Blue tee
189 · 201 · 212front · middle · back
Green size
23 × 21yards deep × wide
Green slope
2.5%falls to the front-left

In play

  • Bunker front-left of the green
  • Bunker front-right of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 29 ft below the tee.
  • Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
  • The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Hole 3 · Par 4

Green falls this way

308 (Blue) · 274 (White) · 268 (Red) yards · Handicap 13

Plays like
306-6 ft
Green · Blue tee
298 · 308 · 318front · middle · back
Green size
22 × 17yards deep × wide
Fairway
49 ydswide at 201
Green slope
4%falls to the front

In play

  • Water left: 114 to reach, 140 to carry
  • Bunker right: 218 to reach, 234 to carry
  • Water left: 316 to reach, 326 to carry
  • Bunker front-right of the green
  • Bunker left of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
  • Fairway bunkers on the right: 218 to reach, 234 to carry. Drives that finish short of 218 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 49 yards wide at 201 and narrows to 32 at 231.
  • Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
  • The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Holes 4 to 9

4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 4

The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:

  • 6 plays-like yardages
  • 17 hazards with reach and carry
  • 6 green slope reads

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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].

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