Silver Creek Valley CC

San Jose, CA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,964

Shortest tees

4,982

Slope range

119–139

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
Gold	6,964	72	74.1	139
Gold/Blue Combo	6,744	72	73	138
Gold-Short 18	6,735	71	72.9	138
Blue	6,544	72	72.2	136
Blue/White Combo	6,330	72	70.6	134
Blue-Short 18	6,312	71	71.1	135
Blue/White Combo Short 18	6,119	71	70.4	133
White	6,084	72	70.3	131
White-Short 18	5,854	71	69.2	129
White/Silver Combo	5,784	72	69.1	128
Silver	5,698	72	68.6	126
Silver-Short 18	5,491	71	67.5	124
Red	5,203	72	65.9	121
Red-Short 18	4,982	71	64.8	119

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-Short 18s — 4,982 yds (64.8/119)
Expect 98–104

This one is a grind for your game — triple-digit territory.

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Blue-Short 18s — 6,312 yds (71.1/135)
Expect 88–94

You can break 100 here. Pick the right tees and stay patient.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Golds — 6,964 yds (74.1/139)
Expect 83–89

You can break 90 here on a decent day.