Echo Valley Country Club — Links Course

Des Moines, IA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

7,051

Shortest tees

5,800

Slope range

123–136

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	7,051	71	74.2	136
White	6,462	71	71.1	130
Blue	5,800	71	68.1	123

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 Blues — 5,800 yds (68.1/123)
Expect 103–109

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

No tee under 5800 yards — every set plays long for your distance.

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Whites — 6,462 yds (71.1/130)
Expect 87–93

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 7,051 yds (74.2/136)
Expect 83–89

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.