La Purisima Golf Course
About La Purisima Golf Course
La Purisima Golf Course occupies 309 acres of gently rolling, oak-dotted ancient sand hills about 30 miles north of Santa Barbara. Developer Kenneth Hume Hunter, Jr. began the project in 1986 with golf course architect Robert Muir Graves, following the same approach he took at Sandpiper Golf Course in Goleta and Hunter Ranch in Paso Robles: no housing or commercial development ringing the playing corridors.
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The result is a course shaped largely by its natural, undulating terrain, with demanding hole designs that ask for decisive play. Tees sit close to the preceding greens, making the layout a manageable walk. It draws golfers across a wide range of skill levels, from beginners to professionals.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,082 yards
- Tees
- 5 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 75.7 / 143 slope
- Opened
- 1986
- Difficulty
- Harder than most
Scorecard
| 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 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 9 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | |||||
| Black | 548 | 421 | 157 | 340 | 433 | 571 | 415 | 435 | 230 | 467 | 373 | 608 | 168 | 366 | 540 | 434 | 167 | 409 | 3550 | 3532 | 7,082 | 72 | 75.7/143 |
| Blue | 536 | 381 | 128 | 322 | 395 | 532 | 400 | 400 | 204 | 440 | 355 | 588 | 165 | 352 | 511 | 394 | 145 | 387 | 3298 | 3337 | 6,635 | 72 | 73.5/137 |
| Blue/White | 504 | 381 | 128 | 322 | 344 | 511 | 352 | 377 | 204 | 421 | 355 | 561 | 165 | 352 | 511 | 342 | 145 | 345 | 3123 | 3197 | 6,320 | 72 | 72.1/133 |
| White | 504 | 356 | 128 | 322 | 344 | 511 | 352 | 377 | 170 | 421 | 334 | 561 | 145 | 339 | 474 | 342 | 139 | 345 | 3064 | 3100 | 6,164 | 72 | 71.4/131 |
| Red | 448 | 316 | 93 | 276 | 344 | 459 | 344 | 347 | 161 | 367 | 311 | 527 | 115 | 302 | 459 | 337 | 118 | 337 | 2788 | 2873 | 5,661 | 72 | 69.0/125 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at La Purisima Golf Course
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 75.7 | 143 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 42 | 49 |
| Blue | 73.5 | 137 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 38 | 45 |
| Blue/White | 72.1 | 133 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 42 |
| White | 71.4 | 131 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 41 |
| Red | 69.0 | 125 | -3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 37 |
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