Birchwood Farms G & CC — The Woods/The Farms

Harbor Springs, MI

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,868

Shortest tees

4,329

Slope range

108–136

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	6,868	72	73.2	136
BLUE	6,404	72	71.2	132
BLUE/WHITE	6,072	72	69.6	127
WHITE	5,727	72	67.9	123
WHITE/YELLOW	5,479	72	66.8	118
YELLOW	5,159	72	64.8	115
YELLOW/SILVER	4,693	72	62.7	112
SILVER	4,329	72	61.7	108

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 — 5,159 yds (64.8/115)
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 BLUE/WHITEs — 6,072 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 — 6,868 yds (73.2/136)
Expect 82–88

You can break 90 here on a decent day.