Bighorn Golf Club — The Mountains

Palm Desert, CA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,907

Shortest tees

5,118

Slope range

112–142

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	6,907	72	74.1	142
Silver	6,572	72	72.4	137
Member	6,337	72	71.3	133
Blue	6,228	72	70.8	131
Bronze	5,883	72	69.2	125
White	5,650	72	68	120
Yellow	5,118	72	65.4	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 Yellows — 5,118 yds (65.4/112)
Expect 97–103

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 — 6,228 yds (70.8/131)
Expect 87–93

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Golds — 6,907 yds (74.1/142)
Expect 83–89

You can break 90 here on a decent day.