Willowcreek Golf Course
Sun City, Arizona · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1973.
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 1,220 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 3, where the green sits 8 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 6 ft below the tee and plays about 2 yards shorter.
- 10 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 | 9 | 385 | 360 | 335 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 336 | 325 | 311 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 540 | 517 | 456 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 380 | 366 | 330 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 164 | 151 | 120 |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | 325 | 308 | 255 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 501 | 486 | 431 |
| 8 | 3 | 13 | 202 | 177 | 140 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 431 | 415 | 327 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 359 | 344 | 326 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 130 | 120 | 110 |
| 12 | 4 | 16 | 300 | 290 | 280 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 527 | 509 | 476 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 327 | 308 | 291 |
| 15 | 3 | 14 | 180 | 151 | 131 |
| 16 | 5 | 8 | 517 | 485 | 441 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 340 | 330 | 320 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 413 | 398 | 327 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6357 | 69.7 | 122 |
| White | Female | 6040 | 73.9 | 125 |
| White | Male | 6040 | 68 | 116 |
| Red | Female | 5407 | 70.2 | 116 |
| Red | Male | 5407 | 65.5 | 110 |
| Yellow | Female | 4803 | 66.8 | 108 |
| Yellow | Male | 4803 | 62.3 | 100 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 386+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 369 · 385 · 399front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 242
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 242.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 338+5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 322 · 336 · 347front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 51 ydswide at 214
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 213 to reach, 230 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 190 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 213 to reach, 230 to carry. Drives that finish short of 213 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 51 yards wide at 214 and narrows to 34 at 249.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- 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 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 543+8 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 529 · 540 · 552front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 225
In play
- Bunker right: 179 to reach, 193 to carry
- Bunker left: 470 to reach, 482 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 282 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 179 to reach, 193 to carry. Drives that finish short of 179 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 225.
- Best lay-up: 100 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · 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
- 43 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].