Transit Valley Country Club
East Amherst, New York · 18 holes · par 71.
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 600 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 18, where the green sits 6 ft above the tee and plays about 2 yards longer.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 5 holes and on the left on 2: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 12 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6710 | 72.6 | 125 |
| Blue | Male | 6369 | 70.9 | 122 |
| Silver | Male | 6005 | 69 | 125 |
| Silver | Female | 6005 | 75.1 | 129 |
| White | Male | 5648 | 67.5 | 120 |
| White | Female | 5648 | 72.9 | 123 |
| Green | Male | 5270 | 65.5 | 115 |
| Green | Female | 5270 | 70.6 | 121 |
| Red | Female | 5085 | 69.5 | 118 |
| Red | Male | 5085 | 64.4 | 113 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 389-4 ft
- Green
- 379 · 390 · 400front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 201 to reach, 213 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 201 to reach, 213 to carry. Drives that finish short of 201 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 29 at 200.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 361+4 ft
- Green
- 348 · 360 · 371front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 223
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 232 to reach, 335 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 304 to reach, 309 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway water on the left: 232 to reach, 335 to carry. Drives that finish short of 232 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 223 and narrows to 17 at 250.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 514level
- Green
- 501 · 514 · 527front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the left
In play
- Water left: 68 to reach, 102 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 21 at 250.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 150 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 21 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 right to left, about 1.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · 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
- 39 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].