White At Penn State Golf Courses
State College, Pennsylvania · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Willie Park Jr, opened 1965.
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 1,190 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 10, where the green sits 54 ft above the tee and plays about 18 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 9, where the green sits 37 ft below the tee and plays about 12 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 | 4 | 9 | 383 | 383 | 353 | 299 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 379 | 355 | 355 | 309 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 532 | 532 | 458 | 432 |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | 339 | 330 | 270 | 255 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 203 | 153 | 153 | 120 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 517 | 498 | 449 | 397 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 167 | 167 | 135 | 135 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 350 | 350 | 329 | 325 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 353 | 353 | 318 | 266 |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | 464 | 464 | 458 | 353 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 353 | 353 | 344 | 310 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 166 | 166 | 155 | 126 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 584 | 577 | 540 | 482 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 217 | 181 | 181 | 130 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 323 | 315 | 315 | 249 |
| 16 | 3 | 14 | 199 | 165 | 161 | 155 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 307 | 307 | 293 | 293 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 492 | 481 | 405 | 405 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6328 | 71.1 | 129 |
| White | Male | 6130 | 70 | 131 |
| Gold | Male | 5672 | 67.9 | 126 |
| Red | Male | 5041 | 69.6 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 382-4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 364 · 383 · 397front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 249
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 213 to reach, 262 to carry
- 2 bunkers front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 213 to reach, 262 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 249.
- 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-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 376-10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 360 · 379 · 394front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 231
In play
- Bunker right: 224 to reach, 267 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 337 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 224 to reach, 267 to carry. Drives that finish short of 224 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 31 at 261.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 521-32 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 515 · 532 · 551front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 195 to reach, 228 to carry
- Bunker left: 202 to reach, 232 to carry
- Water right: 296 to reach, 375 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 483 to reach, 489 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 32 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 195 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 195 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 229.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 30 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 49 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 4 par-5 lay-up zones
One-time purchase, no account needed. It unlocks in this browser; lost access? Email [email protected] with your receipt. Or join the free beta and get every course in the app.
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].