Buffalo Trace Golf Course
Jasper, Indiana · 18 holes · par 71 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Gary Kern, ASGCA, 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 500 ft the ball carries about 1% 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 9, where the green sits 47 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 57 ft below the tee and plays about 19 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 397 | 385 | 310 |
| 2 | 5 | 9 | 478 | 460 | 430 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 162 | 150 | 140 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 388 | 375 | 289 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | 345 | 335 | 265 |
| 6 | 4 | 17 | 333 | 320 | 280 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 170 | 160 | 150 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 410 | 400 | 335 |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | 525 | 510 | 430 |
| 10 | 4 | 18 | 356 | 333 | 276 |
| 11 | 5 | 8 | 511 | 492 | 429 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 372 | 352 | 285 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 341 | 324 | 258 |
| 14 | 3 | 14 | 155 | 137 | 123 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 387 | 375 | 334 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 368 | 339 | 277 |
| 17 | 3 | 12 | 190 | 163 | 100 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 388 | 375 | 344 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6340 | 69.5 | 111 |
| White | Male | 5985 | 68 | 105 |
| Red | Male | 5055 | 65.3 | 120 |
| Red | Female | 5055 | 70.1 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 387-29 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 383 · 397 · 412front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 373 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 29 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 238.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from left to right, about 1.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 465-40 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 464 · 478 · 493front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 264
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 362 to reach, 396 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 40 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 310 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 362 to reach, 396 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 264.
- Best lay-up: 150 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 46 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 162+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 147 · 162 · 177front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 28yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · 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
- 25 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 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].