Echo Valley Country Club — Vale-Creek

Des Moines, IA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,923

Shortest tees

4,808

Slope range

107–135

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	6,923	71	73.5	135
Black-White Combo	6,665	71	72.4	133
White	6,351	71	70.8	127
White-Blue Combo	6,052	71	69.4	121
Blue	5,849	71	68.9	119
Gold	4,808	71	63.9	107

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 Golds — 4,808 yds (63.9/107)
Expect 94–100

You can break 100 here. Pick the right tees and stay patient.

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Whites — 6,351 yds (70.8/127)
Expect 87–93

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,923 yds (73.5/135)
Expect 82–88

You can break 90 here on a decent day.