Birchwood Farms G & CC — The Birches/The Woods

Harbor Springs, MI

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,769

Shortest tees

4,335

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
BLACK	6,769	72	73	138
BLUE	6,343	72	71.1	131
BLUE/WHITE	5,980	72	69.4	127
WHITE	5,648	72	67.7	123
WHITE/YELLOW	5,382	72	66.4	117
YELLOW	5,024	72	64.3	116
YELLOW/SILVER	4,654	72	62.7	115
SILVER	4,335	72	61.8	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 YELLOWs — 5,024 yds (64.3/116)
Expect 97–103

You can break 100 here. Pick the right tees and stay patient.

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the BLUEs — 6,343 yds (71.1/131)
Expect 87–93

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the BLACKs — 6,769 yds (73/138)
Expect 82–88

You can break 90 here on a decent day.