Butter Valley Golf Port
Bally, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1969.
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 460 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 7, where the green sits 83 ft above the tee and plays about 28 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 58 ft below the tee and plays about 19 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 | White | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 298 | 251 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 360 | 277 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 458 | 388 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 339 | 268 |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 167 | 159 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 329 | 272 |
| 7 | 5 | 17 | 393 | 330 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 189 | 177 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 302 | 284 |
| 10 | 5 | 6 | 485 | 397 |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | 240 | 234 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 165 | 150 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 372 | 229 |
| 14 | 3 | 12 | 140 | 123 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 570 | 510 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 348 | 253 |
| 17 | 5 | 14 | 513 | 450 |
| 18 | 3 | 4 | 211 | 174 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | Male | 6491 | 67.7 | 115 |
| White | Male | 5625 | 64.6 | 107 |
| Green | Male | 5085 | 65.7 | 107 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 309+33 ft
- Green · White tee
- 288 · 298 · 310front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 177
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 172 to reach, 223 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards longer: the green sits 33 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 172 to reach, 223 to carry. Drives that finish short of 172 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 177 and narrows to 22 at 215.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 342-55 ft
- Green · White tee
- 347 · 360 · 373front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 18 yards shorter: the green sits 55 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 18 at 268.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 482+71 ft
- Green · White tee
- 444 · 458 · 470front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 43 to reach, 68 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 24 yards longer: the green sits 71 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 43 to reach, 68 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 228.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 14 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].