Des Moines Golf And Country Club — Championship Course

West Des Moines, IA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

7,390

Shortest tees

3,676

Slope range

99–137

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	7,390	72	75.8	137
Green/Black	6,951	72	73.8	135
Green	6,735	72	72.6	129
Blue/Green	6,452	72	71.1	127
Blue	5,999	72	69.2	124
Blue/Bronze	5,526	72	66.6	117
Bronze	4,964	72	64.7	107
Scoring	3,676	72	60.4	99

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 Bronzes — 4,964 yds (64.7/107)
Expect 95–101

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 Blues — 5,999 yds (69.2/124)
Expect 85–91

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Green/Blacks — 6,951 yds (73.8/135)
Expect 82–88

You can break 90 here on a decent day.