Veenker Memorial Golf Course

Ames, IA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,632

Shortest tees

5,233

Slope range

114–132

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
Blue	6,632	72	71.9	132
Gold	6,029	72	70	121
White	5,323	72	66.8	115
Red	5,233	72	66.4	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 Reds — 5,233 yds (66.4/114)
Expect 99–105

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

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Golds — 6,029 yds (70/121)
Expect 85–91

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blues — 6,632 yds (71.9/132)
Expect 80–86

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.