Bentwood Golf Course
Ulysses, Kansas · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1955.
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 2,980 ft the ball carries about 3% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 145. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 4, where the green sits 54 ft above the tee and plays about 18 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 7, where the green sits 51 ft below the tee and plays about 17 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 3 holes and on the right on 1: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 16 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 | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | 506 | 506 |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | 130 | 130 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 382 | 382 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 532 | 532 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 357 | 357 |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | 199 | 199 |
| 7 | 5 | 15 | 486 | 486 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 390 | 390 |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 146 | 146 |
| 10 | 4 | 16 | 327 | 327 |
| 11 | 5 | 12 | 491 | 491 |
| 12 | 3 | 10 | 154 | 154 |
| 13 | 4 | 18 | 302 | 302 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 406 | 365 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 454 | 402 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 405 | 376 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | 609 | 557 |
| 18 | 3 | 14 | 158 | 158 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6434 | ||
| White | Male | 6260 | ||
| Silver | Male | 5475 | ||
| Orange | Male | 5031 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 500-19 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 493 · 506 · 517front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 234
In play
- Water right: 499 to reach, 538 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 19 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 234.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 27 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 129-3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 116 · 130 · 144front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 17yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 385+8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 372 · 382 · 396front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 249 to reach, 270 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 279 to reach, 284 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- Fairway water on the left: 249 to reach, 270 to carry. Drives that finish short of 249 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 238 and narrows to 14 at 288.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 22 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].