Yakima Country Club
Yakima, Washington · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1916.
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 1,160 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 5, where the green sits 36 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 43 ft below the tee and plays about 14 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 | Black | Blue | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 9 | 475 | 470 | 311 | 306 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 530 | 483 | 439 | 393 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 441 | 420 | 411 | 371 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 375 | 348 | 324 | 309 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 423 | 383 | 358 | 248 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 162 | 140 | 125 | 115 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 375 | 348 | 324 | 278 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 376 | 358 | 333 | 302 |
| 9 | 3 | 15 | 186 | 161 | 156 | 135 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 399 | 380 | 302 | 293 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 167 | 145 | 121 | 113 |
| 12 | 5 | 10 | 487 | 480 | 465 | 319 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 481 | 444 | 342 | 328 |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | 506 | 489 | 469 | 351 |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 175 | 159 | 142 | 104 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 449 | 397 | 337 | 243 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 188 | 167 | 144 | 106 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 481 | 452 | 425 | 399 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6641 | 72.5 | 129 |
| Black/Blue | Male | 6387 | ||
| Blue | Male | 6238 | 70.2 | 125 |
| Blue | Female | 6238 | 75.4 | 133 |
| Blue/White | Male | 5901 | 68.5 | 123 |
| Blue/White | Female | 5901 | 74.1 | 124 |
| White | Male | 5484 | 66.5 | 120 |
| White | Female | 5484 | 71.8 | 124 |
| White/Gold | Male | 5182 | 65.5 | 113 |
| White/Gold | Female | 5182 | 70.2 | 119 |
| Gold | Male | 5018 | 64.1 | 109 |
| Gold | Female | 5018 | 69.5 | 116 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 461-43 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 461 · 475 · 491front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 241
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 430 to reach, 450 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 459 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards shorter: the green sits 43 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 224 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 241 and narrows to 24 at 281.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 517-38 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 516 · 530 · 547front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 250
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 210 to reach, 335 to carry
- Bunker right: 439 to reach, 468 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 38 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 287 yards.
- Fairway water on the right: 210 to reach, 335 to carry. Drives that finish short of 210 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 250 and narrows to 39 at 220.
- Best lay-up: 100 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 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 back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 448+22 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 430 · 441 · 454front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 247
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 239 to reach, 266 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 22 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 239 to reach, 266 to carry. Drives that finish short of 239 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 247.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. 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 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 39 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].