Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex — Ackerman-Allen Course

West Lafayette, IN

Holes

Par

Longest tees

7,546

Shortest tees

5,255

Slope range

115–141

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	7,546	72	76.5	141
Blue	6,838	72	73.2	132
Hammer Down	6,455	72	71.1	129
White	6,363	72	70.7	129
Purdue Pete	6,148	72	69.9	124
Gold	6,003	72	69.1	124
Boiler Up	5,571	72	67.1	117
Silver	5,255	72	65.9	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 Silvers — 5,255 yds (65.9/115)
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 Purdue Petes — 6,148 yds (69.9/124)
Expect 85–91

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blues — 6,838 yds (73.2/132)
Expect 81–87

You can break 90 here on a decent day.