Sun City Lakes Golf Club West Course
Sun City, Arizona · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1960.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 1,170 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 14, where the green sits 10 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 6 ft below the tee and plays about 2 yards shorter.
- 16 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 376 | 364 | 343 |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | 162 | 132 | 106 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 384 | 373 | 336 |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | 319 | 306 | 291 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 382 | 369 | 352 |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 479 | 460 | 436 |
| 7 | 3 | 13 | 165 | 147 | 126 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 357 | 343 | 327 |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | 487 | 476 | 457 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 383 | 367 | 335 |
| 11 | 3 | 10 | 189 | 176 | 163 |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | 519 | 508 | 497 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 371 | 363 | 354 |
| 14 | 4 | 16 | 333 | 319 | 302 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 142 | 131 | 121 |
| 16 | 5 | 8 | 495 | 479 | 464 |
| 17 | 4 | 14 | 336 | 329 | 323 |
| 18 | 4 | 12 | 316 | 302 | 287 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6195 | 68.8 | 117 |
| White | Female | 5944 | 73.2 | 121 |
| White | Male | 5944 | 67.8 | 112 |
| Red | Male | 5620 | 66 | 107 |
| Red | Female | 5620 | 71 | 114 |
| Yellow | Female | 4696 | 66.3 | 105 |
| Yellow | Male | 4696 | 62 | 97 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 374-6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 364 · 376 · 387front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 203 to reach, 214 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 223 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 203 to reach, 214 to carry. Drives that finish short of 203 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 28 at 207.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 162-1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 151 · 162 · 172front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 25yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 130 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 70 to reach, 130 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 384-1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 371 · 384 · 397front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 28 to reach, 119 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 12 at 271.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 42 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 4 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].