Gates Park Golf Course

Waterloo, IA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,839

Shortest tees

6,044

Slope range

114–123

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	6,839	72	71.9	123
Yellow	6,482	72	70.3	119
White	6,044	72	68	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 Whites — 6,044 yds (68/114)
Expect 100–106

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

No tee under 6100 yards — every set plays long for your distance.

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Whites — 6,044 yds (68/114)
Expect 82–88

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blues — 6,839 yds (71.9/123)
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.