Desert Springs Jw Marriott Resort & Spa — Palm

Palm Desert, CA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,761

Shortest tees

5,492

Slope range

117–132

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
Black	6,761	72	72.7	132
Black/Blue	6,351	72	70.8	128
Blue	6,143	72	69.8	125
Blue/White	5,685	72	67.8	120
White	5,492	72	66.9	117

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 Whites — 5,492 yds (66.9/117)
Expect 100–106

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 — 6,143 yds (69.8/125)
Expect 85–91

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,761 yds (72.7/132)
Expect 81–87

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.