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Half Moon Bay Golf Links
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About Half Moon Bay Golf Links
Half Moon Bay Golf Links' Ocean Course was designed by Arthur Hills and draws on the traditions of Scottish links golf, transplanted to the Northern California coastline. The layout features wide fairways framed by native grasses, with views of the Pacific from nearly every hole.
The closing holes run along the coastal cliffs, forming a stretch that is both scenic and demanding. The property also hosts events.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,989 yards
- Tees
- 10 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 72.5 / 132 slope
- Opened
- 1973
- Difficulty
- Harder than most
Scorecard
Ocean
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 37 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 3 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 18 | |||||
| Black | 391 | 344 | 150 | 508 | 465 | 386 | 172 | 522 | 179 | 540 | 439 | 220 | 431 | 527 | 411 | 408 | 185 | 509 | 3117 | 3670 | 6,787 | 72 | 72.5/132 |
| Blue | 374 | 317 | 140 | 481 | 431 | 365 | 157 | 496 | 164 | 517 | 423 | 196 | 410 | 505 | 386 | 384 | 152 | 503 | 2925 | 3476 | 6,401 | 72 | 70.8/127 |
| Split | 6,290 | 70.3/126 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 359 | 297 | 114 | 451 | 408 | 352 | 149 | 475 | 153 | 488 | 412 | 169 | 386 | 480 | 363 | 367 | 129 | 503 | 2758 | 3297 | 6,055 | 72 | 69.1/123 |
| Gold | 312 | 279 | 101 | 428 | 380 | 307 | 131 | 436 | 134 | 467 | 370 | 150 | 328 | 452 | 337 | 318 | 111 | 378 | 2508 | 2911 | 5,419 | 71 | 66.1/117 |
Old
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 17 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 6 | |||||
| Black | 509 | 411 | 219 | 376 | 499 | 418 | 203 | 449 | 357 | 551 | 406 | 431 | 192 | 412 | 573 | 411 | 169 | 403 | 3441 | 3548 | 6,989 | 72 | 74.3/135 |
| Blue | 509 | 402 | 175 | 346 | 481 | 403 | 190 | 430 | 357 | 484 | 383 | 416 | 178 | 384 | 564 | 398 | 162 | 383 | 3293 | 3352 | 6,645 | 72 | 72.9/131 |
| White | 491 | 386 | 160 | 330 | 465 | 382 | 181 | 412 | 342 | 475 | 371 | 398 | 168 | 325 | 542 | 375 | 151 | 368 | 3149 | 3173 | 6,322 | 72 | 71.5/128 |
| Gold | 477 | 317 | 129 | 317 | 461 | 365 | 166 | 396 | 333 | 475 | 371 | 344 | 145 | 314 | 518 | 367 | 151 | 362 | 2961 | 3047 | 6,008 | 72 | 70.0/124 |
| Red | 422 | 317 | 113 | 287 | 421 | 320 | 152 | 396 | 263 | 423 | 309 | 344 | 105 | 267 | 458 | 257 | 121 | 343 | 2691 | 2627 | 5,318 | 72 | 67.6/109 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Half Moon Bay Golf Links
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean · Black | 72.5 | 132 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 43 |
| Ocean · Blue | 70.8 | 127 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 39 |
| Ocean · White | 69.1 | 123 | -3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 36 |
| Ocean · Gold | 66.1 | 117 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 32 |
| Old · Black | 74.3 | 135 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 38 | 45 |
| Old · Blue | 72.9 | 131 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 43 |
| Old · White | 71.5 | 128 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 40 |
| Old · Gold | 70.0 | 124 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Old · Red | 67.6 | 109 | -4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
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