Mountain Vista Golf Club At Sun City Palm Desert — Santa Rosa

Palm Desert, CA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,731

Shortest tees

4,275

Slope range

97–127

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	6,731	72	72.1	127
Gold	6,174	72	69.5	120
Gold/Blue Combo	5,940	72	68.4	117
Modified (Gold/Blue)	5,914	72	68.3	116
Blue	5,719	72	67.5	113
Blue/Red Combo	5,503	72	66.4	110
Red	5,336	72	65.5	108
Red/White/Blue Combo	5,023	72	64	105
Red/White Combo	4,665	72	62.5	101
White	4,275	72	60.7	97

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 Red/White/Blue Combos — 5,023 yds (64/105)
Expect 94–100

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 Golds — 6,174 yds (69.5/120)
Expect 84–90

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,731 yds (72.1/127)
Expect 80–86

You can break 90 here on a decent day.