Sunflower Hills Golf Course
Bonner Springs, Kansas · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Roger Packard, opened 1977.
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 1,020 ft the ball carries about 1% 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 5, where the green sits 33 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 7, where the green sits 71 ft below the tee and plays about 24 yards shorter.
- 18 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 | Red | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 443 | 422 | 292 |
| 2 | 5 | 13 | 499 | 476 | 427 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 427 | 410 | 308 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 168 | 157 | 125 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 388 | 363 | 316 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 551 | 536 | 416 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 426 | 392 | 355 |
| 8 | 3 | 9 | 206 | 191 | 159 |
| 9 | 4 | 15 | 344 | 329 | 269 |
| 10 | 4 | 18 | 387 | 365 | 317 |
| 11 | 5 | 12 | 505 | 479 | 435 |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 443 | 422 | 241 |
| 13 | 3 | 14 | 187 | 165 | 134 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 419 | 403 | 242 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 480 | 464 | 322 |
| 16 | 3 | 4 | 229 | 197 | 150 |
| 17 | 5 | 6 | 569 | 538 | 504 |
| 18 | 4 | 16 | 361 | 350 | 260 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 7032 | 73.2 | 123 |
| Red | Male | 6659 | 71.5 | 122 |
| Yellow | Male | 6030 | 68.4 | 121 |
| White | Male | 5838 | 73.2 | 124 |
| Aqua | Female | 5107 | 68.7 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 447+13 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 421 · 443 · 466front · middle · back
- Green size
- 45 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 13 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 239 and narrows to 30 at 209.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left 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.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 487-35 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 483 · 499 · 516front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 219
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the left
In play
- Water left of the green
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards shorter: the green sits 35 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 219 and narrows to 28 at 259.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from right to left, about 3.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 437+30 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 411 · 427 · 444front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 268 to reach, 281 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards longer: the green sits 30 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 268 to reach, 281 to carry. Drives that finish short of 268 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 234.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 36 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].