The Vineyard At Escondido
Escondido, California · 18 holes · par 70 · Public/Municipal. Designed by David Rainville, opened 1993.
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 390 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 10, where the green sits 54 ft above the tee and plays about 18 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 87 ft below the tee and plays about 29 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | Back/Blue | Middle/White |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 13 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 15 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 18 | 4 | 8 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back/Blue | Male | 6531 | 71 | 126 |
| Middle/White | Male | 6160 | 69.1 | 122 |
| Forward/Silver | Male | 5073 | 64.1 | 114 |
| Forward/Silver | Female | 5073 | 70.3 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 360-21 ft
- Green
- 351 · 367 · 386front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 186 to reach, 213 to carry
- Bunker left: 234 to reach, 242 to carry
- Bunker right: 239 to reach, 253 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 343 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 21 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 186 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 186 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 23 at 250.
- 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-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- 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
- 312-4 ft
- Green
- 303 · 313 · 319front · middle · back
- Green size
- 20 × 37yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 193
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 165 to reach, 204 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 299 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 204 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 256 to reach, 299 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 260 to reach, 296 to carry.
- Fairway water on the right: 165 to reach, 204 to carry. Drives that finish short of 165 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 193 and narrows to 28 at 230.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Water 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.
- Shallow green, 20 yards deep and 37 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 101-10 ft
- Green
- 96 · 104 · 119front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 37yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 93 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 41 to reach, 93 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · 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
- 61 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].