Buffalo Tournament Club

Lancaster, NY

Holes

Par

Longest tees

7,408

Shortest tees

5,959

Slope range

112–122

The course, hole by hole

Drawn from the scorecard — every bar is a hole, height is yardage, color is par.

USGA ratings per set. Slope is how much harder it gets when you're not scratch — 113 is neutral.

Tee	Yards	Par	Rating	Slope
Black	7,408	72	74.6	122
Gold	6,994	72	72.8	120
Blue	6,483	72	70.3	116
White	5,959	72	67.6	112

Three honest reads, computed from this course's tee data — the same math the quiz uses. Fame is not fit.

The new golfer

still learning · ~190 off the tee

Play the Whites — 5,959 yds (67.6/112)
Expect 99–105

This one is a grind for your game — triple-digit territory.

No tee under 6000 yards — every set plays long for your distance.

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Whites — 5,959 yds (67.6/112)
Expect 81–87

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Golds — 6,994 yds (72.8/120)
Expect 80–86

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

Sixty seconds. No account. Your own answer — which tees, what you'll shoot, whether this course wants you — not the average golfer's.