Whisper Rock Golf Club Upper Course
Scottsdale, Arizona · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Phil Mickelson (Lower), Tom Fazio (Upper), opened 2005.
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 2,370 ft the ball carries about 3% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 146. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 16, where the green sits 42 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 65 ft below the tee and plays about 22 yards shorter.
- 15 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock | Male | 7550 | 73.6 | 140 |
| Championship | Male | 7163 | 74.9 | 137 |
| Back | Male | 6830 | 71.2 | 131 |
| Middle | Female | 6227 | 75.2 | 140 |
| Middle | Male | 6227 | 68.5 | 121 |
| Forward | Female | 5408 | 71.6 | 126 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 453+13 ft
- Green
- 431 · 449 · 465front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker left: 282 to reach, 314 to carry
- Bunker right: 306 to reach, 328 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 346 to reach, 381 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 13 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 299 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 282 to reach, 314 to carry. Drives that finish short of 282 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 29 at 200.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 412+17 ft
- Green
- 388 · 406 · 425front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 265 to reach, 292 to carry
- 3 bunkers left: 284 to reach, 322 to carry
- Bunker right: 323 to reach, 339 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 17 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 284 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 265 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 265 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 28 at 210.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 197-24 ft
- Green
- 187 · 205 · 223front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 24 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 1%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 64 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].