Ballston Spa Country Club vs Saratoga National Golf Course

7.5 mi apart · numbers from each course's map geometry

near Saratoga Springs, New York

Saratoga Springs, New York

Measure	Ballston Spa Country Club	Saratoga National Golf Course
Holes	18	18
Par	71	72
Par 3 · 4 · 5	5 · 9 · 4	4 · 10 · 4
Measured length	5,978 yd	7,057 yd
Longest hole	No. 10, 507 yd	No. 13, 577 yd
Bunkers	15	51
Sand	0.4 acres	2.4 acres
Holes with water	5	5
Water on the property	1 acres	6.6 acres
Total climb	300 ft	197 ft
Elevation	318–401 ft	202–213 ft
Biggest drop to a green	-59 ft	-21 ft
Average green	3,773 sq ft	7,096 sq ft
Average fairway width	33 yd	44 yd
Green to next tee, total	1,188 yd	2,024 yd
Property	124 acres	222 acres
Cart path	3.6 mi	5.5 mi
Driving range	not mapped	yes

Hole by hole

Par and measured yards for each hole; rise is tee to green.

Hole	Ballston Spa Country Club			Saratoga National Golf Course
	Par	Yd	Rise	Par	Yd	Rise
1	4	386	-59	4	412	-21
2	3	163	-8	4	380	+10
3	5	455	+36	4	434	-11
4	4	356	-21	5	516	+9
5	4	377	-19	3	232	-3
6	3	177	-1	5	506	-5
7	4	382	+2	3	195	-8
8	5	452	+14	4	409	+8
9	3	119	0	4	386	+6
10	5	507	-58	5	516	-12
11	4	291	+7	4	434	+1
12	4	350	+2	3	227	+2
13	5	458	+42	5	577	+1
14	4	454	-16	4	428	0
15	3	195	+4	3	200	-5
16	4	363	-27	4	359	-1
17	3	119	-34	4	382	+3
18	4	374	+46	4	464	+2

Both courses are drawn by OpenStreetMap contributors; a difference in detail (bunker counts especially) can be a difference in how carefully each was mapped. How each number is measured.