Gainey Ranch — Lakes Nine

Scottsdale, AZ

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,790

Shortest tees

5,154

Slope range

112–125

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
Gold	6,790	72	72.2	125
Gold/Green (Gainey)	6,536	72	70.8	124
Green	6,104	72	68.6	123
Green/White (Ranch)	5,842	72	67.2	118
White	5,604	72	66.4	115
Red	5,154	72	64.2	112

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 Reds — 5,154 yds (64.2/112)
Expect 96–102

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 Greens — 6,104 yds (68.6/123)
Expect 84–90

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Golds — 6,790 yds (72.2/125)
Expect 80–86

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

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