Blackthorn Golf Club

South Bend, IN

Holes

Par

Longest tees

7,136

Shortest tees

5,181

Slope range

114–144

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	7,136	72	74.6	144
Red	6,551	72	71.5	132
Blue	5,961	72	69.1	124
White	5,181	72	65.6	114

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 Whites — 5,181 yds (65.6/114)
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 — 5,961 yds (69.1/124)
Expect 84–90

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 7,136 yds (74.6/144)
Expect 84–90

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.