Sun City South Golf Course
Sun City, Arizona · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1962.
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 1,130 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 13, where the green sits 8 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- 13 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 | Black | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 437 | 419 | 393 | 352 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 305 | 297 | 290 | 268 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 456 | 428 | 368 | 311 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 342 | 337 | 316 | 310 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 189 | 168 | 145 | 115 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 312 | 301 | 282 | 272 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 574 | 543 | 515 | 458 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 359 | 346 | 337 | 322 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 426 | 402 | 364 | 343 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 382 | 364 | 345 | 283 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 203 | 185 | 172 | 157 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 396 | 371 | 352 | 344 |
| 13 | 5 | 8 | 546 | 519 | 495 | 423 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 368 | 363 | 345 | 333 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 400 | 374 | 352 | 347 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 441 | 404 | 368 | 329 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 164 | 139 | 130 | 125 |
| 18 | 5 | 12 | 513 | 496 | 472 | 438 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6813 | 71.7 | 118 |
| Blue | Male | 6456 | 69.9 | 116 |
| White | Male | 6041 | 67.8 | 113 |
| White | Female | 6041 | 73.9 | 121 |
| Red | Male | 5530 | 65.4 | 107 |
| Red | Female | 5530 | 70.5 | 116 |
| Yellow | Male | 5195 | 63.6 | 102 |
| Yellow | Female | 5195 | 68.5 | 111 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 436-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 424 · 437 · 451front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 230.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 306+4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 293 · 305 · 316front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 194
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 209 to reach, 220 to carry
- Bunker left: 249 to reach, 260 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 209 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 209 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 194 and narrows to 25 at 211.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 457+2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 443 · 456 · 468front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 276 to reach, 289 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 276 to reach, 289 to carry. Drives that finish short of 276 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 20 at 279.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 47 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 3 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].