Bowes Creek Country Club

Elgin, IL

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,794

Shortest tees

5,382

Slope range

127–142

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	6,794	71	73.4	142
Gray	6,603	71	72.5	140
Blue	6,412	71	71.7	138
Baby Blue	6,155	71	70.5	135
White	5,942	71	69.5	133
Pink	5,672	71	68.3	130
Red	5,382	71	67	127

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 — 5,382 yds (67/127)
Expect 103–109

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

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Baby Blues — 6,155 yds (70.5/135)
Expect 87–93

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,794 yds (73.4/142)
Expect 82–88

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.