Links At Bowen Lake

Gowen, MI

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,716

Shortest tees

4,337

Slope range

111–138

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	6,716	71	73.4	138
WHITE	6,199	71	70.8	132
GOLD	5,678	71	68.2	125
RED	5,174	71	65.7	119
GREEN	4,337	71	62.1	111

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 — 5,174 yds (65.7/119)
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 WHITEs — 6,199 yds (70.8/132)
Expect 87–93

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the BLUEs — 6,716 yds (73.4/138)
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.