Essex County Club

Manchester-By-The-Sea, MA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,555

Shortest tees

4,295

Slope range

110–135

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
BLUE	6,555	70	73	135
GOLD	6,195	70	71	132
WHITE	5,996	70	69.9	131
RED	5,504	70	67.2	124
GREEN	4,295	70	60.4	110

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 REDs — 5,504 yds (67.2/124)
Expect 102–108

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

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the GOLDs — 6,195 yds (71/132)
Expect 87–93

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the BLUEs — 6,555 yds (73/135)
Expect 81–87

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.