Palm Desert Country Club — Championship

Palm Desert, CA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,357

Shortest tees

5,138

Slope range

104–120

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	6,357	71	70.1	120
Blue	6,082	71	68.7	117
White	5,774	71	67.3	114
Red	5,138	71	64.5	104

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 Reds — 5,138 yds (64.5/104)
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 Blacks — 6,357 yds (70.1/120)
Expect 85–91

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,357 yds (70.1/120)
Expect 78–84

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.