- 18Holes
- 72Par
- 5Rated tees
- 9Greens mapped
- 67Contours
- 7.5%Steepest slope
About Gruis
Gruis Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course playing to par 72 in Buffalo Center, Iowa. It opened in 1976. GolfCore has mapped 9 greens here with contour lines and fall-line arrows. The card below lists 5 rated tees with yardages for all 18 holes. GPS yardages and scoring are free in the GolfCore app.
Plan your visit
Buffalo Center, IA
+1-5159265393
How the greens break
GolfCore traced 9 greens at Gruis from USGS 3DEP 1-meter lidar, with 67 elevation contours at a 3-inch interval. The steepest measured slope is 7.5 percent, and the largest rise across a single green is 3.4 ft.
In the app the same map sits under your ball on every green, with the fall line drawn to the hole and the wind modeled at your position. At clubs that run GolfCore, the pins the shop sets each morning show up there too.
Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program, U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Program (public domain), processed by GolfCore.
The card
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 355 | 169 | 298 | 485 | 381 | 124 | 372 | 424 | 356 | 2,964 |
| Hcp | 11 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 355 | 169 | 298 | 485 | 381 | 124 | 372 | 424 | 356 | 2,964 |
| Hcp | 12 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
Total72 Yards5,928
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 355 | 11 |
| 2 | 3 | 169 | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | 298 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | 485 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 381 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 124 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | 372 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 | 424 | 13 |
| 9 | 4 | 356 | 3 |
| Out | 36 | 2,964 | |
| 10 | 4 | 355 | 12 |
| 11 | 3 | 169 | 10 |
| 12 | 4 | 298 | 16 |
| 13 | 5 | 485 | 2 |
| 14 | 4 | 381 | 8 |
| 15 | 3 | 124 | 18 |
| 16 | 4 | 372 | 6 |
| 17 | 5 | 424 | 14 |
| 18 | 4 | 356 | 4 |
| In | 36 | 2,964 | |
| Total | 72 | 5,928 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 6,460 | 72 | 71.2 / 122 |
| White | 5,928 | 72 | 68.8 / 116 73.6 / 127 (W) |
| Red | 5,618 | 72 | 67.0 / 113 72.4 / 120 (W) |
Hole data is what GolfCore holds for the course's layout. Picking a tee shows that tee's own yardages, pars and stroke indexes where the club has rated them. Spot a wrong par, yardage or stroke index? Report it from Map Settings in the app, or send us a correction.
Course details
- Location
- Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States
- Address
- Buffalo Center, IA
- Phone
- +1-5159265393
- Website
- gruisrecreation.com
- Opened
- 1976
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Tees on the card
- 5, 5 USGA-rated
- Greens mapped
- 9
- Elevation contours
- 67
- Contour interval
- 3-inch
- Largest green elevation span
- 3.4 ft
- Steepest measured slope
- 7.5%
- Course map
- Traced hole by hole
- Wind modeling
- Live wind grid, 16 directions
- Tree canopy
- 1-meter canopy height model
- Course data updated
- 2026-08-28
More courses nearby
Straight-line distance from Gruis Golf Course.
-
Minn-Iowa Golf ClubElmore, Minnesota17.8 mi straight-line
18 holes, par 72, scorecard, course map, green maps
- Britt Country Club
Britt, Iowa14 mi straight-line
9 holes, par 36, scorecard, course map, green maps
-
Bear Creek Golf CourseForest City, Iowa15.7 mi straight-line
17 holes, scorecard, course map, green maps
-
North Kossuth Golf ClubAlgona, Iowa13.8 mi straight-line
9 holes, par 35, scorecard, course map
- Hillside Golf Club
Lamoni, Iowa13.6 mi straight-line
9 holes, par 36, scorecard, course map
- Gruis Recreation Area, The Barn
Buffalo Center, Iowa0.2 mi straight-line
9 holes, par 36, scorecard
Staff at Gruis can claim this course by signing in with an email address at the club's own domain, then edit its address, phone, website and crest at no charge. Read how a club keeps its course right. The same system runs a club's tee sheet and caddie yard; read how caddie management on GolfCore works.