Ponderosa Butte Golf Course

Colstrip, MT

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,469

Shortest tees

5,235

Slope range

114–128

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
White/Blue	6,469	72	71.1	128
Gold/White	5,991	72	68.8	121
Gold/Gold	5,642	72	67.4	116
Red/Gold	5,235	72	65	114

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 Red/Golds — 5,235 yds (65/114)
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 Gold/Whites — 5,991 yds (68.8/121)
Expect 84–90

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the White/Blues — 6,469 yds (71.1/128)
Expect 79–85

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.