Elkhorn Golf Club At Sun Valley
Sun Valley, Idaho · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Opened 1974.
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 5,970 ft the ball carries about 7% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 140. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 18, where the green sits 44 ft above the tee and plays about 15 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 90 ft below the tee and plays about 30 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 406 | 377 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 349 | 323 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 224 | 200 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 423 | 386 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 642 | 602 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 170 | 150 |
| 7 | 5 | 11 | 492 | 462 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 421 | 393 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 448 | 419 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 383 | 344 |
| 11 | 3 | 14 | 180 | 157 |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 426 | 404 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 544 | 508 |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 200 | 186 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 428 | 365 |
| 16 | 4 | 18 | 367 | 341 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 449 | 418 |
| 18 | 5 | 8 | 537 | 514 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7214 | 73.4 | 136 |
| Gold | Male | 6624 | 70.8 | 131 |
| Silver | Male | 6056 | 68.3 | 128 |
| Silver | Female | 6056 | 73.9 | 136 |
| Copper | Male | 5149 | 64.5 | 117 |
| Copper | Female | 5149 | 69.5 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 420+41 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 396 · 406 · 420front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 20 ydswide at 276
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- 3 bunkers right: 212 to reach, 285 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards longer: the green sits 41 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 262 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 212 to reach, 285 to carry. Drives that finish short of 212 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 20 yards wide at 276.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 351+7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 334 · 349 · 365front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 242
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 185 to reach, 253 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 200 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 185 to reach, 253 to carry. Drives that finish short of 185 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 242 and narrows to 20 at 268.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 227+8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 201 · 224 · 245front · middle · back
- Green size
- 45 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 191 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 45 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 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 13 plays-like yardages
- 73 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].