El Niguel Country Club

Laguna Niguel, CA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

7,208

Shortest tees

3,461

Slope range

92–137

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
I	7,208	72	75.2	137
Combo I / I I	6,976	72	74.1	134
I I	6,735	72	72.9	131
Combo I I / I I I	6,531	72	72	128
I I I	6,342	72	71.2	126
Combo I I I / I V	6,085	72	70.1	123
I V	5,909	72	69.4	121
Combo I V / V	5,624	72	67.9	118
V	5,306	72	66.3	114
V I	5,003	72	64.6	110
Family	3,461	72	57.5	92

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 V Is — 5,003 yds (64.6/110)
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 I I Is — 6,342 yds (71.2/126)
Expect 87–93

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Combo I / I Is — 6,976 yds (74.1/134)
Expect 82–88

You can break 90 here on a decent day.