Monterey Country Club — Rain Course

Palm Desert, CA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

5,656

Shortest tees

4,959

Slope range

110–117

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	5,656	69	67	117
Silver	5,369	69	65.7	114
Gold	4,959	69	63.6	110

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 Golds — 4,959 yds (63.6/110)
Expect 95–101

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 Blacks — 5,656 yds (67/117)
Expect 81–87

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 5,656 yds (67/117)
Expect 74–80

A real chance to break 80 from the right tees.

Sixty seconds. No account. Your own answer — which tees, what you'll shoot, whether this course wants you — not the average golfer's.