Shoal Creek Golf Course
Kansas City, Missouri · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by Steve Wolfard, opened 2001.
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 890 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 6, where the green sits 29 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 39 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 6 holes and on the right on 3: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 14 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 426 | 398 | 330 | 313 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 427 | 403 | 319 | 292 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 195 | 168 | 139 | 112 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 418 | 384 | 353 | 299 |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 234 | 179 | 147 | 130 |
| 6 | 4 | 17 | 364 | 333 | 306 | 281 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 579 | 545 | 508 | 448 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 447 | 407 | 377 | 355 |
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 536 | 490 | 403 | 378 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 388 | 363 | 333 | 235 |
| 11 | 3 | 14 | 214 | 201 | 158 | 126 |
| 12 | 4 | 16 | 360 | 321 | 268 | 166 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 527 | 492 | 466 | 367 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 420 | 387 | 358 | 292 |
| 15 | 4 | 8 | 434 | 387 | 343 | 312 |
| 16 | 4 | 18 | 380 | 319 | 287 | 246 |
| 17 | 3 | 12 | 198 | 157 | 122 | 104 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 464 | 429 | 354 | 303 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6983 | 73.9 | 136 |
| Blue | Male | 6363 | 70.8 | 127 |
| White | Female | 5571 | 71.6 | 126 |
| White | Male | 5571 | 66.5 | 116 |
| Black | Female | 4759 | 67.1 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 429+10 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 413 · 426 · 439front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 39yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 225 and narrows to 34 at 195.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 416-33 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 410 · 427 · 443front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 268
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 282 to reach, 352 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 33 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 318 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 282 to reach, 298 to carry. Drives that finish short of 282 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 268 and narrows to 33 at 248.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 191-13 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 172 · 195 · 215front · middle · back
- Green size
- 44 × 21yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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.
- The green is 44 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · 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
- 33 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].