Desert Canyon

Fountain Hills, AZ

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,175

Shortest tees

4,891

Slope range

105–125

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
Canyon	6,175	71	69.7	125
Sky	6,015	71	69	123
Sky/Cactus	5,930	71	68.6	122
Cactus	5,771	71	67.3	121
Cactus/Sun	5,338	71	65.4	112
Sun	4,891	71	63.2	105

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 Suns — 4,891 yds (63.2/105)
Expect 93–99

You can break 100 here. Pick the right tees and stay patient.

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Canyons — 6,175 yds (69.7/125)
Expect 85–91

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Canyons — 6,175 yds (69.7/125)
Expect 77–83

A real chance to break 80 from the right tees.

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