Buffalo Golf Course, CLOSED 2007

Buffalo Golf Course, is a Public, 18 hole golf course located in Sarver, Pennsylvania.

In 1958 Harry and Marge Waldron, built a pitch-and-putt golf course on the 13 acres they owned on Rt. 286 in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. They built on the land and designed and constructed a 9-hole par 3 course by themselves. Named "Fore Acres," the course had no clubhouse, so greens fees were sold from the front porch of the Waldrons' home. Fore Acres turned into a successful venture. In 1964, the sold the property to a car dealership. They decided to use the money from the sale to acquire property on which to build a regulation-size golf course.

They purchased a farm in Sarver, Pennsylvania on which to build. Although Rt. 28, which would run from Pittsburgh to Sarver, was still under construction, the Waldrons knew that once completed the highway would make the course easily accessible to the entire Pittsburgh region. Construction began on the new course in 1966, and once again the Waldrons designed and built the course, but this time with help from a local contractor to operate the large earth-moving machines necessary for the job.

In July 1967 the first 9 holes opened to the public and by the next year, all 18 holes were completed. Buffalo Golf Course plays to 6,324 yards from the back tees. The course rating is 69.7 and the slope rating is 117. Par for the course is 71.

The Waldrons named their new course Buffalo Golf Course after the local township. Improvements have been made every year, including trees planted, bunkers and ponds built, and golf cart facilities added. A larger clubhouse was built in 1992 and a covered side porch was added in 2002. Buffalo Golf Course is now managed by two of the Waldrons' children, Ken and Maggie.

Par for the course is 71. From the back tees, the course plays to 6,324 yards. From the forward tees, the course measures 5,247 yards. The longest hole on the course is # 6, a par-5 that plays to 561 yards. The shortest hole on the course is # 17, a par-3 that plays to 151 yards from the back tees.

Watch out for # 15, a 438 yard par-4 challenge and the #1 handicap hole on the course. The easiest hole at Buffalo Golf Course is # 4, a 313 yard par-4.

Buffalo Golf Course closed in 2007.