Blue At Penn State Golf Courses
State College, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Willie Park Jr., opened 1921.
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 1,220 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 11, where the green sits 27 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, where the green sits 49 ft below the tee and plays about 16 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 9 holes and on the left on 4: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 13 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 394 | 360 | 360 | 350 | 283 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 425 | 396 | 364 | 332 | 248 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 480 | 396 | 387 | 339 | 283 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 215 | 182 | 182 | 169 | 135 |
| 5 | 5 | 13 | 577 | 546 | 499 | 478 | 393 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 400 | 383 | 383 | 337 | 304 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 464 | 431 | 400 | 369 | 332 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 210 | 173 | 161 | 132 | 132 |
| 9 | 5 | 11 | 519 | 507 | 507 | 443 | 383 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 441 | 401 | 383 | 350 | 315 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 353 | 319 | 310 | 276 | 263 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 629 | 608 | 570 | 532 | 472 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 383 | 358 | 358 | 323 | 264 |
| 14 | 3 | 14 | 194 | 174 | 142 | 112 | 107 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 417 | 346 | 325 | 292 | 285 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 441 | 412 | 385 | 327 | 307 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 180 | 167 | 167 | 154 | 154 |
| 18 | 5 | 10 | 497 | 446 | 446 | 435 | 397 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7219 | 75.2 | 138 |
| Blue | Male | 6605 | 72.4 | 132 |
| White | Male | 6329 | 71.1 | 131 |
| Gold | Male | 5750 | 68.4 | 128 |
| Red | Female | 5057 | 70 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 387-20 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 379 · 394 · 408front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 213 to reach, 235 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 20 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 213 to reach, 235 to carry. Drives that finish short of 213 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 230.
- 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 back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 431+19 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 410 · 425 · 441front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 246 to reach, 266 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Water left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 19 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 246 to reach, 266 to carry. Drives that finish short of 246 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 231.
- 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 back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 481+2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 468 · 480 · 494front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 279 to reach, 306 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 322 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 279 to reach, 306 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 26 yards wide at 233.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · 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
- 56 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 4 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].