Shadow Mountain Golf Club

Palm Desert, CA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

5,376

Shortest tees

5,047

Slope range

112–116

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
Blue	5,376	70	66.1	116
Gold	5,218	70	65.4	114
White	5,047	70	64.7	112

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 — 5,047 yds (64.7/112)
Expect 96–102

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 Blues — 5,376 yds (66.1/116)
Expect 80–86

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blues — 5,376 yds (66.1/116)
Expect 73–79

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.