Black Hall Club

Old Lyme, CT

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,691

Shortest tees

4,965

Slope range

119–138

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	6,691	71	72.9	138
Blue	6,265	71	71	132
White	5,866	71	69.2	129
Silver	5,575	71	68.2	126
Gold	4,965	71	64.5	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 Golds — 4,965 yds (64.5/119)
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 Blues — 6,265 yds (71/132)
Expect 87–93

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,691 yds (72.9/138)
Expect 81–87

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.