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Buffalo Run Golf Course

Commerce City, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Keith R. Foster, opened 1996.

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

Altitude5,150 ftCarries about 6% farther
Bunkers59More than 57% of Colorado guides
Holes with water3 of 18
Average fairway width38 ydsWider than 61% of Colorado guides
Typical green5,300 sq ftSmaller than 51% of Colorado guides
Sloped greens15 of 18Tilt 2% or more
  • At about 5,150 ft the ball carries about 6% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 141. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
  • Biggest climb: hole 5, where the green sits 12 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
  • Biggest drop: hole 17, where the green sits 18 ft below the tee and plays about 6 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

HoleParHcpBlackGoldBlueWhiteRed
1411412394362344301
2513532520486459406
3417406377342325272
435220181162148116
543453437391381360
659607580529516458
7315210198171150117
847461407375357279
941453447423372310
10418382367338323292
1156581559524494434
1242453428403387334
1338260228214195157
14416342326301259214
15410445420399387343
1644450435412396340
17312207186171155120
18514537526496465374

Tees

TeeYardsRatingSlope
BlackMale741174.7139
GoldMale701672.6130
BlueMale649970.6121
WhiteMale611368.2118
WhiteFemale611373.9136
SilverMale552265.8107
SilverFemale552270.7127
RedFemale522769.1122
RedMale522764.4104

Hole 1 · Par 4

Green falls this way

412 (Black) · 394 (Gold) · 362 (Blue) · 344 (White) · 301 (Red) yards · Handicap 11

Plays like
408-11 ft
Green · Black tee
394 · 412 · 427front · middle · back
Green size
33 × 31yards deep × wide
Fairway
59 ydswide at 227
Green slope
2%falls to the front-right

In play

  • 3 bunkers left: 252 to reach, 291 to carry
  • Bunker front of the green
  • Bunker front-left of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 11 ft below the tee.
  • Fairway bunkers on the left: 252 to reach, 291 to carry. Drives that finish short of 252 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 59 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 43 at 267.
  • 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 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Hole 2 · Par 5

Lay-up zoneGreen falls this way

532 (Black) · 520 (Gold) · 486 (Blue) · 459 (White) · 406 (Red) yards · Handicap 13

Plays like
530-7 ft
Green · Black tee
512 · 532 · 554front · middle · back
Green size
43 × 27yards deep × wide
Fairway
35 ydswide at 228
Green slope
2.5%falls to the front-left

In play

  • Water left: 295 to reach, 521 to carry
  • Bunker right: 440 to reach, 457 to carry
  • Bunker front-left of the green
  • Bunker left of the green
  • Bunker back-right of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
  • Fairway water on the left: 295 to reach, 521 to carry. Drives that finish short of 295 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 27 at 198.
  • Best lay-up: 100 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 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-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
  • The green is 43 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.

Hole 3 · Par 4

Green falls this way

406 (Black) · 377 (Gold) · 342 (Blue) · 325 (White) · 272 (Red) yards · Handicap 17

Plays like
404-7 ft
Green · Black tee
389 · 406 · 425front · middle · back
Green size
36 × 26yards deep × wide
Fairway
45 ydswide at 238
Green slope
1.5%falls to the front-left

In play

  • Bunker across the hole: 300 to reach, 310 to carry
  • Bunker right of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
  • Dogleg right at about 259 yards.
  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 238.
  • The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
  • The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
  • 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 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5

The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:

  • 15 plays-like yardages
  • 40 hazards with reach and carry
  • 14 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].

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