Bella Vista Golf Course
Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. Designed by Jim Blaukovitch, opened 2002.
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 310 ft the ball carries about 0% 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 2, where the green sits 41 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 50 ft below the tee and plays about 17 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 579 | 549 | 513 | 459 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 410 | 390 | 363 | 351 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 182 | 158 | 139 | 111 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 439 | 421 | 384 | 333 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 319 | 306 | 271 | 213 |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | 380 | 364 | 337 | 291 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 153 | 138 | 125 | 111 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 370 | 359 | 323 | 315 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 443 | 416 | 376 | 277 |
| 10 | 5 | 6 | 540 | 489 | 447 | 418 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 371 | 339 | 300 | 277 |
| 12 | 3 | 14 | 191 | 165 | 152 | 102 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 452 | 431 | 391 | 316 |
| 14 | 3 | 8 | 152 | 141 | 125 | 118 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 402 | 354 | 312 | 275 |
| 16 | 5 | 4 | 529 | 515 | 478 | 414 |
| 17 | 4 | 18 | 368 | 343 | 305 | 266 |
| 18 | 3 | 12 | 194 | 178 | 159 | 139 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6474 | 71.7 | 137 |
| White | Male | 6056 | 69.6 | 134 |
| Gold | Male | 5500 | 67.7 | 129 |
| Red | Male | 4786 | 68.4 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 584+15 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 565 · 579 · 595front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 293
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the left
In play
- Water right: 393 to reach, 459 to carry
- Bunker left: 495 to reach, 509 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 15 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 293.
- Best lay-up: 140 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 39 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from right to left, about 3.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 424+41 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 394 · 410 · 424front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 261
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 213 to reach, 231 to carry
- 4 bunkers left: 251 to reach, 310 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards longer: the green sits 41 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 213 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 213 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 261 and narrows to 27 at 231.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 181-4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 166 · 182 · 198front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 27yards deep × wide
In play
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 46 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].