Gateway National Golf Links

Madison, IL

Holes

Par

Longest tees

7,074

Shortest tees

5,172

Slope range

106–127

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	7,074	71	74.2	127
Blue	6,623	71	71.9	126
Arch	6,377	71	70.9	123
Arch2013	6,368	71	70.5	124
White	6,170	71	69.6	123
Yellow	5,630	71	66.8	120
Red	5,172	71	65	106

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 — 5,172 yds (65/106)
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 Whites — 6,170 yds (69.6/123)
Expect 85–91

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 7,074 yds (74.2/127)
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.