Valley Hi Country Club
Elk Grove, California · 18 holes · par 72 · private. Designed by William Billy Francis Bell, opened 1961.
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 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.
- 7 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 | 7010 | 74 | 134 |
| Black/White | Male | 6897 | 72.8 | 132 |
| White | Female | 6514 | 77.9 | 134 |
| White | Male | 6514 | 71.8 | 130 |
| White/Green | Female | 6049 | 75.6 | 129 |
| White/Green | Male | 6049 | 70.1 | 127 |
| Green | Male | 5873 | 68.7 | 121 |
| Green | Female | 5873 | 74.4 | 126 |
| Green/Gold | Female | 5372 | 71.6 | 124 |
| Green/Gold | Male | 5372 | 66.6 | 115 |
| Gold | Male | 5156 | 65 | 110 |
| Gold | Female | 5156 | 69.6 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 352level
- Green
- 337 · 352 · 367front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 219
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 211 to reach, 226 to carry
- Bunker right: 248 to reach, 267 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 211 to reach, 267 to carry. Drives that finish short of 211 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 219.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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
- 452-1 ft
- Green
- 438 · 452 · 464front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 241 to reach, 286 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 251 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 241 to reach, 286 to carry. Drives that finish short of 241 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 417+1 ft
- Green
- 406 · 417 · 428front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 230
In play
- Bunker left: 285 to reach, 310 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 285 to reach, 310 to carry. Drives that finish short of 285 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 53 hazards with reach and carry
- 12 green slope reads
- 4 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].