Carmel Valley Ranch GC

Carmel, CA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,117

Shortest tees

4,433

Slope range

108–130

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
Brown	6,117	70	70.3	130
Tournament	5,915	70	69.2	128
Orange	5,664	70	67.9	125
Lavender	5,230	70	66.2	120
Lavender/White Combo	4,753	70	64	112
White	4,433	70	62.8	108

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 Lavender/White Combos — 4,753 yds (64/112)
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 Browns — 6,117 yds (70.3/130)
Expect 86–92

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Browns — 6,117 yds (70.3/130)
Expect 78–84

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.