Sun Valley Golf Course
Louisville, Kentucky · 18 holes · par 71 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Benjamin J. Wihry, ASGCA, opened 1972.
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 430 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 5, where the green sits 8 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 388 | 369 | 326 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 379 | 331 | 284 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 138 | 134 | 123 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 395 | 382 | 330 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 424 | 413 | 363 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 162 | 155 | 127 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 430 | 366 | 335 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 422 | 412 | 360 |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | 511 | 499 | 426 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 418 | 398 | 323 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 164 | 135 | 105 |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 335 | 312 | 230 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 359 | 324 | 250 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 353 | 315 | 225 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 502 | 473 | 274 |
| 16 | 3 | 6 | 190 | 178 | 146 |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 375 | 349 | 279 |
| 18 | 5 | 16 | 469 | 413 | 351 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6402 | 71.5 | 122 |
| White | Male | 6039 | 69.6 | 119 |
| Yellow | Male | 5420 | 66.7 | 113 |
| Red | Male | 5005 | 69.2 | 115 |
| Orange | Male | 3591 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 389+3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 377 · 388 · 397front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 232.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 379-1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 366 · 379 · 391front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 14yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 148 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 225.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 136-6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 127 · 138 · 149front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 16yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 20 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 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].