Semiahmoo Golf Country Club
Blaine, Washington · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Designed by Arnold Palmer, opened 1986.
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 17, where the green sits 31 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 38 ft below the tee and plays about 13 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 | Green | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 13 | 491 | 470 | 444 | 397 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 412 | 374 | 362 | 320 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 188 | 153 | 136 | 111 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 417 | 392 | 374 | 330 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 407 | 384 | 354 | 319 |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | 202 | 167 | 157 | 130 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 453 | 410 | 377 | 343 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 428 | 387 | 372 | 335 |
| 9 | 5 | 17 | 509 | 464 | 447 | 404 |
| 10 | 4 | 18 | 419 | 396 | 361 | 307 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 371 | 343 | 316 | 275 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 173 | 155 | 138 | 114 |
| 13 | 5 | 12 | 574 | 546 | 516 | 447 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 415 | 402 | 363 | 311 |
| 15 | 3 | 8 | 211 | 185 | 167 | 142 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 387 | 351 | 314 | 271 |
| 17 | 5 | 14 | 539 | 497 | 459 | 416 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 409 | 359 | 346 | 316 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Male | 7005 | 74 | 138 |
| Blue | Male | 6435 | 71.5 | 132 |
| White | Female | 6003 | 74.8 | 136 |
| White | Male | 6003 | 69.6 | 126 |
| Yellow | Male | 5593 | 67.7 | 122 |
| Red | Female | 5288 | 71.3 | 125 |
| Orange | Female | 4401 | 65.2 | 113 |
| Orange | Male | 4401 | 61.5 | 102 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 488-9 ft
- Green · Green tee
- 476 · 491 · 504front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 237
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 250 to reach, 278 to carry
- Bunker left: 409 to reach, 445 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 9 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 257 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 250 to reach, 278 to carry. Drives that finish short of 250 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 237 and narrows to 26 at 207.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 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 3%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 405-22 ft
- Green · Green tee
- 394 · 412 · 427front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 6%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker left: 245 to reach, 280 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 22 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 248 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 245 to reach, 280 to carry. Drives that finish short of 245 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 38 at 213.
- 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 right to left, about 6%. Finish on the left 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 3
- Plays like
- 186-7 ft
- Green · Green tee
- 172 · 188 · 205front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2.5%. Finish on the left 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 58 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 3 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].