Bighorn Golf Club — The Canyons

Palm Desert, CA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

7,000

Shortest tees

5,146

Slope range

111–140

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	7,000	72	73.6	140
Silver	6,654	72	72	135
Member	6,418	72	70.8	131
Blue	6,285	72	70.2	129
Bronze	5,898	72	68.4	124
White	5,712	72	67.6	120
Yellow	5,146	72	65	111

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 Yellows — 5,146 yds (65/111)
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 Blues — 6,285 yds (70.2/129)
Expect 86–92

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Golds — 7,000 yds (73.6/140)
Expect 82–88

You can break 90 here on a decent day.