Shanty Creek Resort — Cedar River GC

Bellaire, MI

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,937

Shortest tees

5,239

Slope range

116–135

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
BLACK	6,937	72	73.2	135
BLUE	6,433	72	70.9	131
BLUE/WHITE	6,182	72	69.6	127
WHITE	5,881	72	68.5	124
WHITE/SILVER	5,569	72	67.3	120
SILVER	5,239	72	66	116

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 SILVERs — 5,239 yds (66/116)
Expect 99–105

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

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the BLUE/WHITEs — 6,182 yds (69.6/127)
Expect 85–91

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the BLACKs — 6,937 yds (73.2/135)
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.