Sunnyside Country Club
Waterloo, Iowa · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Leo Packard, opened 1970.
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 910 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 11, where the green sits 34 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 7, where the green sits 39 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- 18 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 | 5 | 405 | 386 | 368 | 296 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 425 | 412 | 351 | 344 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 557 | 546 | 499 | 420 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 172 | 147 | 126 | 109 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 365 | 354 | 311 | 305 |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 489 | 478 | 437 | 433 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 381 | 376 | 345 | 339 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 155 | 145 | 126 | 102 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 419 | 407 | 373 | 326 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 375 | 366 | 339 | 335 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 507 | 497 | 446 | 401 |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 395 | 345 | 317 | 269 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 187 | 157 | 155 | 129 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 399 | 389 | 380 | 321 |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | 533 | 522 | 456 | 406 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 422 | 394 | 332 | 327 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 202 | 192 | 182 | 138 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 368 | 358 | 290 | 284 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6756 | 73 | 135 |
| Blue | Male | 6471 | 71.7 | 130 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6150 | 70.3 | 127 |
| White | Male | 5833 | 69.2 | 119 |
| White | Female | 5833 | 75.1 | 129 |
| White/Red | Female | 5545 | 73.2 | 127 |
| White/Red | Male | 5545 | 67.7 | 117 |
| Red | Female | 5284 | 72.1 | 122 |
| Red | Male | 5284 | 65.9 | 115 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 406+4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 387 · 405 · 423front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 280 to reach, 325 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway water on the right: 280 to reach, 325 to carry. Drives that finish short of 280 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 18 at 201.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front 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.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 429+11 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 406 · 425 · 442front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 218
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: 87 to reach, 138 to carry
- Bunker right: 202 to reach, 224 to carry
- Bunker right: 243 to reach, 260 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 11 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 202 to reach, 260 to carry. Drives that finish short of 202 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 218 and narrows to 19 at 258.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 556-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 547 · 557 · 569front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 264 to reach, 303 to carry
- Water left: 410 to reach, 500 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 532 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 446 yards.
- Fairway water on the right: 264 to reach, 303 to carry. Drives that finish short of 264 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 238 and narrows to 20 at 288.
- Best lay-up: 110 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 57 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].