Kernwood Country Club

Salem, MA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,422

Shortest tees

5,069

Slope range

117–130

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	6,422	70	71.7	130
SILVER	6,086	70	70.5	127
GOLD	5,967	70	69.8	125
GREEN (COMBO COURSE)	5,778	70	68.6	124
WHITE	5,624	70	67.8	123
RED	5,069	70	65.3	117

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 — 5,069 yds (65.3/117)
Expect 98–104

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

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the SILVERs — 6,086 yds (70.5/127)
Expect 86–92

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the BLUEs — 6,422 yds (71.7/130)
Expect 80–86

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.