Buffalo Golf Course
Sarver, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by Harry & Marge Waldron, opened 1967.
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 1,060 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 2, where the green sits 44 ft above the tee and plays about 15 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 28 ft below the tee and plays about 9 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 8 | 372 | 358 | 345 |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | 346 | 334 | 329 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 449 | 408 | 319 |
| 4 | 4 | 18 | 317 | 305 | 296 |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | 198 | 170 | 138 |
| 6 | 5 | 14 | 569 | 547 | 437 |
| 7 | 3 | 12 | 179 | 162 | 145 |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 415 | 397 | 330 |
| 9 | 4 | 16 | 365 | 355 | 283 |
| 10 | 4 | 11 | 360 | 335 | 320 |
| 11 | 4 | 13 | 340 | 312 | 300 |
| 12 | 4 | 5 | 385 | 373 | 282 |
| 13 | 5 | 17 | 479 | 460 | 345 |
| 14 | 3 | 9 | 190 | 168 | 129 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 446 | 422 | 300 |
| 16 | 5 | 7 | 524 | 500 | 330 |
| 17 | 3 | 15 | 173 | 146 | 137 |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | 417 | 400 | 308 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6504 | 70 | 120 |
| White | Male | 6152 | 69.2 | 116 |
| Red | Female | 5247 | 71 | 115 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 369-9 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 358 · 372 · 387front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 242
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 9 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 242.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 361+44 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 330 · 346 · 361front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 6%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards longer: the green sits 44 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 225.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 6%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 450+2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 436 · 449 · 462front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 38yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 255
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 265 to reach, 294 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 433 to carry
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 265 to reach, 294 to carry. Drives that finish short of 265 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 255 and narrows to 15 at 275.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 26 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].