Willow Creek Country Club
Sandy, Utah · 18 holes · par 72 · private. Designed by Henry B. Hughes, opened 1959.
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 4,740 ft the ball carries about 5% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 142. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 3, where the green sits 37 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, where the green sits 53 ft below the tee and plays about 18 yards shorter.
- 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7101 | 73.5 | 142 |
| Blue | Male | 6566 | 71.1 | 137 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6050 | 70.5 | 132 |
| White | Male | 5509 | 69.1 | 127 |
| White (W) | Female | 5509 | 74.3 | 140 |
| Green (W) | Female | 5448 | 71.3 | 133 |
| Green | Male | 5448 | 66.6 | 116 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 538-26 ft
- Green
- 532 · 547 · 561front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 299 to reach, 318 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 26 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 227 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 299 to reach, 318 to carry. Drives that finish short of 299 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 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 back-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 207-10 ft
- Green
- 199 · 210 · 221front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 21yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 565+37 ft
- Green
- 536 · 553 · 567front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 212 to reach, 245 to carry
- Bunker left: 349 to reach, 378 to carry
- Bunker right: 473 to reach, 491 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards longer: the green sits 37 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 203 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 212 to reach, 245 to carry. Drives that finish short of 212 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 160 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · 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
- 68 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].