Buffalo Ridge Springs Golf Course
Hollister, Missouri · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by Tom Fazio, opened 2014.
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 1,000 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 16, where the green sits 47 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 119 ft below the tee and plays about 40 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | Black | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 578 | 547 | 460 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 471 | 458 | 276 |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | 405 | 385 | 300 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 195 | 177 | 132 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 449 | 418 | 296 |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | 353 | 328 | 280 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 245 | 224 | 170 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 524 | 505 | 378 |
| 9 | 3 | 15 | 198 | 179 | 126 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 377 | 356 | 281 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 158 | 148 | 110 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 477 | 454 | 325 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 462 | 435 | 273 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 615 | 576 | 500 |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 366 | 348 | 268 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 425 | 379 | 270 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 165 | 151 | 108 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 573 | 548 | 451 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7036 | 73.4 | 130 |
| Gold | Male | 6628 | 71.4 | 127 |
| Bronze | Male | 6232 | 69.3 | 125 |
| Silver | Male | 5883 | 67.5 | 123 |
| Silver | Female | 5883 | 73.2 | 131 |
| Red | Male | 5032 | 63.8 | 113 |
| Red | Female | 5032 | 69 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 538-119 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 564 · 578 · 592front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 65 ydswide at 243
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the back-left
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 307 to reach, 336 to carry
- Bunker left: 356 to reach, 381 to carry
- Bunker right: 400 to reach, 415 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 562 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Water left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 40 yards shorter: the green sits 119 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 65 yards wide at 243 and narrows to 49 at 213.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 50 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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 front-right to back-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the back-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 454-51 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 454 · 471 · 490front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the left
In play
- Water across the hole: 69 to reach, 92 to carry
- Bunker left: 206 to reach, 221 to carry
- Bunker right: 324 to reach, 336 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 17 yards shorter: the green sits 51 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 336 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 69 to reach, 92 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 206 to reach, 221 to carry. Drives that finish short of 206 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 3%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 394-34 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 391 · 405 · 418front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 279 to reach, 323 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 34 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 279 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 279 to reach, 323 to carry. Drives that finish short of 279 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 40 at 198.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · 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
- 86 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].