White Clouds At Sun Valley Resort
Sun Valley, Idaho · 9 holes · par 36 · Resort. Opened 2008.
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 6,200 ft the ball carries about 7% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 139. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 3, where the green sits 56 ft above the tee and plays about 19 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 164 ft below the tee and plays about 55 yards shorter.
- 6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | Male | 3605 | 145 | |
| Championship | Male | 2974 | 140 | |
| Championship | Female | 2974 | 150 | |
| Middle | Male | 2972 | 128 | |
| Middle | Female | 2972 | 141 | |
| Resort | Male | 2738 | 118 | |
| Resort | Female | 2738 | 139 | |
| Forward | Female | 2650 | 137 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 327-34 ft
- Green
- 320 · 338 · 352front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 210
In play
- Water right: 85 to reach, 100 to carry
- Water right: 116 to reach, 292 to carry
- 5 bunkers left: 166 to reach, 226 to carry
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 34 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 191 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 168 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 168 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 210.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 118-6 ft
- Green
- 108 · 120 · 133front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 31yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 337+56 ft
- Green
- 308 · 318 · 332front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 197
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 147 to reach, 165 to carry
- Bunker left: 195 to reach, 205 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 300 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 19 yards longer: the green sits 56 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 182 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 195 to reach, 205 to carry. Drives that finish short of 195 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 197 and narrows to 23 at 230.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 9
4 · Par 55 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 6 plays-like yardages
- 34 hazards with reach and carry
- 6 green slope reads
- 2 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].