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Par 4, 450 yardsThe green features some diabolical hole locations (left, right and middle) along its back third. Players who get overly aggressive will face a near-impossible up-and-down from the fall-off behind a green that’s notorious for its firmness.

Par 5, 545 yardsThis probably will be the easiest hole relative to par. The fairway has been cut to the left, bringing Chicken Ranch Slough into play. Those who bail out to the right will not be able to reach the green in two from the rough.

Par 3, 225 yardsIt’s pretty much all carry over water. The bank that leads to the lake in front of the green has been shaved, leaving no margin for meekly struck shots.

Par 4, 318 yardsIf the USGA moves up the tee and tempts players to attempt to drive the green, things will get exciting in a hurry with a creek to the left and several penal bunkers. Players who lay up will want to hit the fairway because the hole features some of the thickest rough on the course.

Par 4, 327 yardsIt’s another potential risk-reward par 4, depending on where the tees are placed. A long iron and wedge for those who play it safe.

Par 4, 397 yardsA straightforward hole for the world’s best. The only place they can’t afford to miss is long, in the bunker behind the green, which offers some gnarly downhill lies.

Par 3, 169 yardsDel Paso’s equivalent to Augusta National’s 12th hole in the sense the wind swirls on this part of the course, making club selection a challenge. The bank that leads to the pond on the left side of the green has been shaved to penalize wayward shots to the left.

Par 4, 399 yardsThe first of two holes that run parallel to Pope Avenue. Any tee shot left of the boundary fence works.

Par 4, 499 yardsA brute of a hole that typically plays into the wind. With thick rough to the left and a big oak tree to the right, hitting the fairway off the tee is paramount to reaching the green in regulation.

Par 4, 462 yardsChicken Ranch Slough comes into play for the sixth and final time on this solid finishing hole that features a picturesque second shot to a green framed by grandstands and the venerable Del Paso clubhouse.

Par 4, 487 yardsA par 5 for the members, it’s a long par 4 for the Senior Open. It’s the hole spectators will see first when they enter the main gate at the intersection of Marconi and Morse. The grass surrounding the green is shaved to encourage offline shots to run away from the hole.

Par 3, 230 yardsIf a back right hole location is used, it will look as if the hole couldn’t possibly be on the green. The bunkers are preferable to the rough, which grows thick and deep in that corner of the course.

Par 3, 218 yardsBet your friends that players who miss the green to the right won’t get up and down for a par.

Par 5, 636 yardsThis is the start of a bruising four-hole closing stretch. Those who hit into the gaping bunker guarding the left side of the fairway off the tee will be pressed to reach the green in regulation. To hit the fairway off the tee, however, players will have to challenge the bunker.

Par 3, 178 yardsThis hole is beautifully framed by three trees and four bunkers. The tree front left can be carried no problem; the tree to the right is the real danger. The hole appears to play downhill, but that’s an illusion. No. 2 features one of the most severely sloped greens on the course.

Par 4, 447 yardsThe green is fronted by a cork oak that slaps down less-than-perfect shots coming from the left rough. The fairway pinches in from the left, forcing players to take on the fairway bunkers to find the short grass.

Par 4, 494 yardsArguably Del Paso’s most difficult hole, this one will require a long second shot over water. Chances are the hole won’t be played in its longest configuration. the bunker.

Par 5, 583 yardsThe second shot will be key. Players will have to decide if they want to stay short of the fairway bunker for a flatter lie and longish third shot, challenge the fairway bunker for a short third shot off a downhill lie or, if the tees get moved up, go for the green and carry the green-fronting creek.

Par 3, 225 yardsIt’s pretty much all carry over water. The bank that leads to the lake in front of the green has been shaved, leaving no margin for meekly struck shots.

Par 4, 399 yardsThe first of two holes that run parallel to Pope Avenue. Any tee shot left of the boundary fence works.

Par 4, 397 yardsA straightforward hole for the world’s best. The only place they can’t afford to miss is long, in the bunker behind the green, which offers some gnarly downhill lies.

Par 4, 327 yardsIt’s another potential risk-reward par 4, depending on where the tees are placed. A long iron and wedge for those who play it safe.

Par 3, 218 yardsBet your friends that players who miss the green to the right won’t get up and down for a par.

Par 4, 494 yardsArguably Del Paso’s most difficult hole, this one will require a long second shot over water. Chances are the hole won’t be played in its longest configuration. the bunker.