Des Moines Golf And Country Club — South

West Des Moines, IA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

7,347

Shortest tees

3,823

Slope range

102–134

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	7,347	72	75.2	134
Green/Black	6,935	72	73.3	130
Green	6,754	72	72.5	129
Blue/Green	6,490	72	71.2	127
Blue	6,009	72	68.9	125
Blue/Bronze	5,462	72	66.5	116
Bronze	5,055	72	64.5	111
Scoring	3,823	72	60.6	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 Bronzes — 5,055 yds (64.5/111)
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 — 6,009 yds (68.9/125)
Expect 84–90

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Green/Blacks — 6,935 yds (73.3/130)
Expect 81–87

You can break 90 here on a decent day.