Sudden Valley Golf Country Club
Sudden Valley, Washington · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Opened 1970.
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 340 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 10, where the green sits 51 ft above the tee and plays about 17 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 118 ft below the tee and plays about 39 yards shorter.
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 | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 13 | 508 | 379 | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 382 | 270 | |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 381 | 281 | |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 177 | 120 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 420 | 280 | |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 402 | 262 | |
| 7 | 5 | 7 | 483 | 346 | |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 175 | 112 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 393 | 277 | |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | 464 | 329 | |
| 11 | 4 | 12 | 328 | 241 | |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 360 | 265 | |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 173 | 103 | |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 359 | 235 | |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 418 | 305 | |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 171 | 117 | |
| 17 | 5 | 6 | 490 | 366 | |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 380 | 279 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Female | 6553 | 77.7 | 143 |
| Blue | Male | 6553 | 71.9 | 130 |
| White | Female | 6143 | 75.7 | 138 |
| White | Male | 6143 | 69.4 | 125 |
| Combo | Female | 5943 | 74.4 | 135 |
| Combo | Male | 5943 | 68.8 | 120 |
| Silver | Male | 5627 | 67.8 | 114 |
| Silver | Female | 5627 | 72.4 | 129 |
| Gold | Female | 4705 | 66.8 | 118 |
| Gold | Male | 4705 | 63.1 | 102 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 503-15 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 492 · 508 · 523front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 234
In play
- Bunker left: 214 to reach, 221 to carry
- Bunker right: 223 to reach, 237 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 15 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 214 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 214 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 234.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 29 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 383+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 367 · 382 · 397front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 228
In play
- Water left: 141 to reach, 253 to carry
- Bunker right: 233 to reach, 245 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 141 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 141 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 228.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 379-5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 361 · 381 · 396front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 228
In play
- Water left: 103 to reach, 215 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway water on the left: 103 to reach, 215 to carry. Drives that finish short of 103 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 32 at 278.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · 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
- 35 hazards with reach and carry
- 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].