Desert Springs Jw Marriott Resort & Spa — Valley

Palm Desert, CA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,627

Shortest tees

5,262

Slope range

116–131

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	6,627	72	72	131
Black/Blue	6,276	72	70.4	127
Blue	6,023	72	69.2	124
Blue/White	5,562	72	67	119
White	5,262	72	65.6	116

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 — 5,262 yds (65.6/116)
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 Black/Blues — 6,276 yds (70.4/127)
Expect 86–92

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,627 yds (72/131)
Expect 80–86

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.