Valley Club Of Montecito
Montecito, California · 18 holes · par 72.
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 220 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 15, where the green sits 55 ft above the tee and plays about 18 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 55 ft below the tee and plays about 18 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 4 holes and on the right on 2: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 14 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6750 | 72.6 | 132 |
| Black | Female | 6750 | 79.3 | 147 |
| Blue | Female | 6647 | 78.7 | 145 |
| Blue | Male | 6647 | 72.1 | 130 |
| Blue/White | Female | 6508 | 77.9 | 143 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6508 | 71.5 | 129 |
| White | Male | 6363 | 70.9 | 127 |
| White | Female | 6363 | 77.1 | 141 |
| Red | Male | 5557 | 67.2 | 118 |
| Red | Female | 5557 | 72.6 | 131 |
| Green | Male | 4973 | 64.4 | 111 |
| Green | Female | 4973 | 69.4 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 433-55 ft
- Green
- 435 · 451 · 466front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker left: 75 to reach, 83 to carry
- Bunker left: 345 to reach, 363 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 18 yards shorter: the green sits 55 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 110 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 40 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 left to right, about 1.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 481+12 ft
- Green
- 461 · 477 · 493front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 152 to reach, 165 to carry
- Bunker right: 161 to reach, 176 to carry
- Bunker right: 291 to reach, 303 to carry
- Bunker right: 403 to reach, 419 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 12 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 240 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 291 to reach, 303 to carry. Drives that finish short of 291 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 100 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 78 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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 5%. Finish on the front 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 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 450+39 ft
- Green
- 419 · 437 · 456front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 186 to reach, 203 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 259 to reach, 279 to carry
- Bunker left: 370 to reach, 385 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards longer: the green sits 39 ft above 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 32 yards wide at 230.
- 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.
- 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 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 70 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].