Lake Merced GC

Daly City, CA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,870

Shortest tees

5,096

Slope range

115–134

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
Green	6,870	72	73.6	134
Green - Par 71	6,791	71	73.4	133
Black	6,592	72	72.4	131
Blue	6,290	72	71.2	129
Blue/White Combo	6,115	72	70.4	127
White	5,904	72	69.4	125
White/Red Combo	5,484	72	67.1	120
Red	5,096	72	65.5	115

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 — 5,096 yds (65.5/115)
Expect 98–104

This one is a grind for your game — triple-digit territory.

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Blues — 6,290 yds (71.2/129)
Expect 87–93

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Greens — 6,870 yds (73.6/134)
Expect 82–88

You can break 90 here on a decent day.