Des Moines Golf And Country Club — Member Course

West Des Moines, IA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

7,242

Shortest tees

3,875

Slope range

100–134

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	7,242	72	75.2	134
Green/Black	6,942	72	73.5	131
Green	6,684	72	72.3	130
Blue/Green	6,448	72	71	127
Blue	6,053	72	68.9	126
Blue/Bronze	5,497	72	66.5	116
Bronze	5,206	72	65.1	112
Scoring	3,875	72	60	100

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 — 5,206 yds (65.1/112)
Expect 97–103

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 — 6,053 yds (68.9/126)
Expect 85–91

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Green/Blacks — 6,942 yds (73.5/131)
Expect 82–88

You can break 90 here on a decent day.