Buena Vista Golf Course
West Hartford, Connecticut · 9 holes · par 31 · Public. Opened 2026.
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 180 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 2, where the green sits 18 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 32 ft below the tee and plays about 11 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 3 holes and on the right on 1: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | Male | 1999 | 95 | |
| Middle | Female | 1660 | 88 | |
| Middle | Male | 1660 | 95 | |
| Forward | Female | 1174 | 88 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 265+1 ft
- Green
- 258 · 265 · 272front · middle · back
- Green size
- 14 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 15 ydswide at 164
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker left: 178 to reach, 205 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 251 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 190 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 178 to reach, 205 to carry. Drives that finish short of 178 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 15 yards wide at 164.
- 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 right to left, about 4.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 350+18 ft
- Green
- 334 · 344 · 354front · middle · back
- Green size
- 20 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 18 ydswide at 214
- Green slope
- 8.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 246 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 18 yards wide at 214.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 8.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 306+4 ft
- Green
- 298 · 305 · 313front · middle · back
- Green size
- 15 × 14yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 191
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker left: 175 to reach, 199 to carry
- Bunker right: 230 to reach, 241 to carry
- Bunker right: 278 to reach, 285 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 175 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 175 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 191 and narrows to 18 at 230.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 9
4 · Par 35 · Par 36 · Par 37 · Par 38 · Par 39 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 6 plays-like yardages
- 12 hazards with reach and carry
- 5 green slope reads
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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].