Wolf Creek Golf Club
Olathe, Kansas · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Dr. Marvin H. Ferguson, opened 1971.
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 1,010 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 9, where the green sits 60 ft above the tee and plays about 20 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 17, where the green sits 80 ft below the tee and plays about 27 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | Blue | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 8 | 388 | 358 | 337 |
| 2 | 3 | 16 | 193 | 181 | 165 |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 595 | 535 | 485 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 406 | 378 | 349 |
| 5 | 3 | 18 | 169 | 155 | 139 |
| 6 | 4 | 10 | 482 | 435 | 431 |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | 528 | 510 | 460 |
| 8 | 4 | 14 | 416 | 390 | 349 |
| 9 | 4 | 12 | 396 | 369 | 338 |
| 10 | 4 | 7 | 410 | 389 | 360 |
| 11 | 3 | 15 | 240 | 219 | 202 |
| 12 | 4 | 11 | 406 | 359 | 341 |
| 13 | 4 | 5 | 403 | 385 | 364 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 570 | 542 | 502 |
| 15 | 3 | 17 | 208 | 188 | 161 |
| 16 | 4 | 13 | 376 | 335 | 317 |
| 17 | 5 | 3 | 555 | 526 | 505 |
| 18 | 4 | 9 | 462 | 444 | 418 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7159 | 75.6 | 144 |
| Blue | Male | 6698 | 73.3 | 139 |
| White | Male | 6223 | 71.3 | 137 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 365-70 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 370 · 388 · 406front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 235
In play
- Bunker left: 274 to reach, 298 to carry
- Water right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 23 yards shorter: the green sits 70 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 274 to reach, 298 to carry. Drives that finish short of 274 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 26 at 285.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 193-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 183 · 193 · 202front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 30yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 594-3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 586 · 595 · 607front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 251
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 351 to reach, 362 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 581 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 362 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 251 and narrows to 19 at 241.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 130 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 28 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 41 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].