The Lakes Country Club — North/East

Palm Desert, CA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,419

Shortest tees

3,927

Slope range

98–129

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	6,419	72	71.1	129
Black/Gold	6,218	72	70.1	127
Gold	6,022	72	69.3	125
Green	5,637	72	67.5	120
Silver	5,385	72	66.3	116
Red (Silver/Bronze)	5,039	72	64.9	111
Bronze	4,699	72	63.4	107
Tee It Forward	3,927	72	59.7	98

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 (Silver/Bronze)s — 5,039 yds (64.9/111)
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 Black/Golds — 6,218 yds (70.1/127)
Expect 86–92

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,419 yds (71.1/129)
Expect 79–85

You can break 90 here on a decent day.