Hickory Sticks Golf Course

California, KY

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,065

Shortest tees

4,433

Slope range

105–131

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	6,065	71	69.8	131
Gold	5,740	71	68.4	127
Blue	5,304	71	66.3	118
White	4,433	71	63.1	105

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 Blues — 5,304 yds (66.3/118)
Expect 100–106

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

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,065 yds (69.8/131)
Expect 86–92

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,065 yds (69.8/131)
Expect 78–84

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.