Bow Lake Golf Course

Barry, IL

Holes

Par

Longest tees

5,640

Shortest tees

4,536

Slope range

99–117

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	5,640	68	67.2	117
Red/Blue	5,326	67	65.7	113
Red	5,012	70	64.2	109
Yellow	4,536	64	62.8	99

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 — 5,012 yds (64.2/109)
Expect 95–101

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 — 5,640 yds (67.2/117)
Expect 82–88

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blues — 5,640 yds (67.2/117)
Expect 74–80

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.