Big Canyon Country Club vs Rancho Irvine Golf Course

3.5 mi apart · numbers from each course's map geometry

Newport Beach, California

Irvine, California

Measure	Big Canyon Country Club	Rancho Irvine Golf Course
Holes	18	18
Par	72	72
Par 3 · 4 · 5	4 · 10 · 4	4 · 10 · 4
Measured length	7,018 yd	6,237 yd
Longest hole	No. 16, 578 yd	No. 12, 524 yd
Bunkers	74	53
Sand	1.7 acres	1.3 acres
Holes with water	7	8
Water on the property	3.7 acres	4.8 acres
Total climb	375 ft	152 ft
Elevation	55–235 ft	25–84 ft
Biggest drop to a green	-74 ft	-35 ft
Average green	4,700 sq ft	4,356 sq ft
Average fairway width	35 yd	35 yd
Green to next tee, total	1,447 yd	1,445 yd
Property	172 acres	153 acres
Cart path	5.3 mi	4.7 mi
Driving range	not mapped	yes
Access	Private	–

Hole by hole

Par and measured yards for each hole; rise is tee to green.

Hole	Big Canyon Country Club			Rancho Irvine Golf Course
	Par	Yd	Rise	Par	Yd	Rise
1	4	386	-26	5	499	-12
2	5	536	-40	3	140	-6
3	3	128	+1	4	334	+4
4	4	413	-27	4	354	+7
5	4	355	+47	5	503	-20
6	5	557	+16	4	368	+4
7	3	187	+11	4	345	-4
8	4	464	-74	3	167	+12
9	4	394	+6	4	425	+3
10	4	411	+46	4	361	0
11	4	430	-21	4	379	+7
12	3	203	-16	5	524	-7
13	4	394	-3	3	168	-5
14	4	387	-26	4	350	-35
15	3	235	-20	3	160	+18
16	5	578	+23	4	400	+7
17	4	430	-32	4	299	-8
18	5	530	-69	5	461	+11

Both courses are drawn by OpenStreetMap contributors; a difference in detail (bunker counts especially) can be a difference in how carefully each was mapped. How each number is measured.