Elks Country Club

Iowa City, IA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,280

Shortest tees

5,088

Slope range

102–115

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	6,280	74	70.4	115
Hawkeye	6,104	74	69.6	115
Gold	5,928	74	68.8	114
Herky	5,508	74	66.7	108
White	5,088	74	64.6	102

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 — 5,088 yds (64.6/102)
Expect 93–99

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 Blacks — 6,280 yds (70.4/115)
Expect 85–91

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,280 yds (70.4/115)
Expect 78–84

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.