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Buffalo Course

Buffalo Tournament Club

Lancaster, NY, USA
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18 holesPar 727,408 yds74.6/122

About this course

Buffalo Tournament Club in Lancaster, New York, opened in 2007 as a daily-fee facility designed by the husband-and-wife team of Tim and Marlene Davis. The course occupies former farmland in the southern suburbs of Buffalo, where the relatively flat terrain of western New York presents a different design challenge than the region's more dramatic topography found closer to the Niagara Escarpment. The Davis team shaped the property to create movement and strategic interest across open ground, incorporating water features and bunkering to define playing corridors and green complexes. The layout measures over 7,000 yards from the championship tees and features bentgrass fairways and greens suitable for the area's cool-season climate. The course serves both recreational golfers and competitive play, hosting regional amateur events and qualifying tournaments. Its name reflects an intentional focus on tournament-ready conditions and championship-length holes, though multiple tee boxes accommodate players of varying abilities. Buffalo Tournament Club operates as an accessible public course in a market traditionally dominated by private clubs. The facility includes practice areas and a clubhouse with dining services. Its location south of Buffalo proper, near the border with Erie County's more rural southern tier, places it within reach of the metropolitan area while offering a quieter setting than courses closer to the city center.

Quick facts

Location
Lancaster, NY, USA
Access
Public
Year built
2006
Holes
18
Par
72
Length
7,408 yards
Difficulty
74.6/122
Course Vaults score
4.3

Getting there

The journey to Buffalo Tournament Club begins at Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), situated roughly twenty minutes north of Lancaster, or alternatively through Rochester International (ROC), a scenic hour-and-fifteen-minute drive to the east. From either gateway, the route traces south through the rolling farmland and small towns of western New York's Genesee Valley, a landscape of weathered barns and open fields that gradually gives way to the quieter suburban reaches surrounding the club. The final miles unfold along quiet country roads lined with mature trees, the transition from highway to intimate local roads marking the shift into the club's secluded grounds. Buffalo Tournament Club's arrival carries the understated elegance of a private sanctuary - a place where the journey itself becomes part of the experience of stepping into one of America's most storied amateur golf traditions.

FAQ

Common questions about Buffalo

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Buffalo has a Course Vaults score of 4.3 out of 10 based on 9 logged golfers.

Buffalo was designed by Tim Davis and Marlene Davis.

Yes. Buffalo is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Buffalo is 72.

Buffalo plays 7,408 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Buffalo is 122.

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