Acorns Golf Links

Waterloo, IL

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,727

Shortest tees

5,484

Slope range

115–137

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	6,727	72	72.9	137
Blue	6,277	72	70.7	128
White	5,872	72	69	123
Yellow	5,484	72	67.2	115

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 Yellows — 5,484 yds (67.2/115)
Expect 100–106

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 — 6,277 yds (70.7/128)
Expect 87–93

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,727 yds (72.9/137)
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.