Shining Rock Golf Club

Northbridge, MA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,728

Shortest tees

5,321

Slope range

121–135

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
GOLD	6,728	72	73.3	135
BLUE	6,471	72	72.2	134
GREEN	6,196	72	70.9	131
WHITE	6,004	72	69.9	129
RED	5,321	72	66.5	121

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 — 5,321 yds (66.5/121)
Expect 101–107

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

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the GREENs — 6,196 yds (70.9/131)
Expect 87–93

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the GOLDs — 6,728 yds (73.3/135)
Expect 82–88

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.