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Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club

Palo Alto, CA · Private · 18 holes · Est. 1962

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About Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club

Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club is a private club set beside the protected open space of the Arastradero Preserve, with wide views across the Bay Area.

The 18-hole, par-72 course covers 128 acres of rolling hills, with vistas opening up throughout the round. Beyond golf, the club offers a wellness center, the Acqua Spa, an infinity swimming pool and a kiddie pool, a playground, youth rooms and tennis courts, along with dining and social activities for members, their families and guests.

At a glance

Access: Private
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Length: 6,360 yards
Tees: 9 tee boxes
Course rating: 72.0 / 135 slope
Opened: 1962
Difficulty: Easier 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	4	5	4	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	3	5	4	4	3	4	4	5	36	36	72
Handicap	7	13	15	9	5	1	11	17	3	4	14	8	12	2	18	6	10	16
Champ	418	501	276	193	396	498	171	263	388	398	211	512	404	418	149	332	353	479	3104	3256	6,360	72	72.0/135
Champ/4 Tree Combo	389	501	276	187	396	482	171	263	388	382	196	512	404	374	149	320	353	479	3053	3169	6,222	72	71.5/134
4 Tree	389	494	256	187	381	482	151	258	381	382	196	506	394	374	139	320	341	472	2979	3124	6,103	72	71.0/133
4 Tree/3 Tree Combo	389	494	243	187	369	482	139	242	381	382	196	488	370	374	139	287	341	472	2926	3049	5,975	72	70.5/132
3 Tree	337	462	243	181	369	467	139	242	332	369	185	488	370	364	128	287	330	453	2772	2974	5,746	72	69.4/130
3 Tree/2 Tree Combo	337	443	243	149	356	467	139	242	332	352	145	472	370	347	128	287	302	426	2708	2829	5,537	72	68.3/127
2 Tree	320	443	226	149	356	305	103	211	377	352	145	472	322	347	113	270	302	426	2490	2749	5,239	71	66.9/119
2 Tree/1 Tree Combo	320	417	226	113	356	225	103	211	377	292	145	441	322	217	113	266	302	364	2348	2462	4,810	71	64.3/116
1 Tree	308	417	190	113	320	225	71	185	313	292	131	441	286	217	81	266	254	364	2142	2332	4,474	71	62.6/114

Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database

Course handicap at Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club

How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.

Tee	Rating	Slope	0	5	10	15	20	25	30	36
Champ	72.0	135	0	6	12	18	24	30	36	43
Champ/4 Tree Combo	71.5	134	-1	5	11	17	23	29	35	42
4 Tree	71.0	133	-1	5	11	17	23	28	34	41
4 Tree/3 Tree Combo	70.5	132	-2	4	10	16	22	28	34	41
3 Tree	69.4	130	-3	3	9	15	20	26	32	39
3 Tree/2 Tree Combo	68.3	127	-4	2	8	13	19	24	30	37
2 Tree	66.9	119	-4	1	6	12	17	22	27	34
2 Tree/1 Tree Combo	64.3	116	-7	-2	4	9	14	19	24	30
1 Tree	62.6	114	-8	-3	2	7	12	17	22	28

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