Smoky Hill Country Club
Hays, Kansas · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Opened 1961.
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 2,040 ft the ball carries about 2% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 146. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 12, where the green sits 24 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 20 ft below the tee and plays about 7 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 | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 382 | 306 |
| 2 | 5 | 17 | 460 | 423 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 307 | 282 |
| 4 | 3 | 13 | 164 | 154 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 423 | 419 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 544 | 426 |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 310 | 303 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 190 | 141 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 372 | 330 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 340 | 319 |
| 11 | 3 | 8 | 152 | 135 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 325 | 314 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 500 | 419 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 345 | 318 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 328 | 305 |
| 16 | 4 | 18 | 278 | 245 |
| 17 | 4 | 16 | 298 | 280 |
| 18 | 3 | 12 | 121 | 92 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Male | 6291 | 70.7 | 126 |
| White | Male | 5839 | 69.1 | 121 |
| Red | Male | 5416 | 72.7 | 124 |
| Yellow | Male | 5211 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 385+10 ft
- Green · White tee
- 367 · 382 · 396front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 214
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 151 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 214.
- 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.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 457-10 ft
- Green · White tee
- 447 · 460 · 470front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 181
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 228 to reach, 246 to carry
- Bunker right: 399 to reach, 404 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 228 to reach, 246 to carry. Drives that finish short of 228 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 181 and narrows to 27 at 231.
- 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.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 306-4 ft
- Green · White tee
- 289 · 307 · 320front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 183
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the right
In play
- Water across the hole: 134 to reach, 159 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 217 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 134 to reach, 159 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 183.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from left to right, about 4%. Finish on the right 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 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 32 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 1 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].