Des Moines Golf And Country Club — North

West Des Moines, IA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

7,285

Shortest tees

3,747

Slope range

100–136

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	7,285	72	75.9	136
Green-Black	7,045	72	74.1	133
Green	6,665	72	72.4	131
Blue-Green	6,434	72	71	128
Blue	6,043	72	69.1	125
Blue-Bronze	5,521	72	66.8	115
Bronze	5,115	72	65.2	109
Scoring	3,747	72	60.5	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 — 5,115 yds (65.2/109)
Expect 96–102

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 — 6,043 yds (69.1/125)
Expect 85–91

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Green-Blacks — 7,045 yds (74.1/133)
Expect 82–88

You can break 90 here on a decent day.