Macdonald Golf Course
Wichita, Kansas · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Designed by James Dalgleish, opened 1913.
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 1,380 ft the ball carries about 2% 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 12 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 17, where the green sits 12 ft below the tee and plays about 4 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 505 | 482 | 432 | 420 |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | 215 | 186 | 143 | 117 |
| 3 | 4 | 15 | 415 | 371 | 329 | 310 |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | 361 | 322 | 305 | 292 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 432 | 379 | 327 | 302 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 515 | 485 | 418 | 412 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 386 | 355 | 330 | 318 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 387 | 351 | 320 | 305 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 217 | 185 | 126 | 121 |
| 10 | 5 | 18 | 524 | 500 | 430 | 425 |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 396 | 374 | 279 | 275 |
| 12 | 3 | 8 | 195 | 175 | 135 | 132 |
| 13 | 5 | 10 | 573 | 522 | 450 | 444 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 422 | 389 | 340 | 314 |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 389 | 367 | 333 | 308 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 440 | 415 | 341 | 308 |
| 17 | 3 | 12 | 173 | 140 | 121 | 102 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 413 | 380 | 292 | 286 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6958 | 73.7 | 132 |
| White | Male | 6378 | 71 | 127 |
| Gold | Male | 5451 | 66.8 | 122 |
| Red | Female | 5297 | 70.8 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 508+8 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 492 · 505 · 519front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 246
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 246.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 21 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 215level
- Green · Blue tee
- 203 · 215 · 230front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 4
- Plays like
- 418+8 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 400 · 415 · 428front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 277
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 355 to reach, 369 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 277.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 65 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].