Desert Lakes GC

Alamogordo, NM

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,568

Shortest tees

5,238

Slope range

111–124

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
Purple	6,568	72	69.8	124
Blue	6,175	72	68.1	119
Tan	5,806	72	66.4	116
Orange	5,238	72	63.8	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 Oranges — 5,238 yds (63.8/111)
Expect 95–101

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 — 6,175 yds (68.1/119)
Expect 83–89

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Purples — 6,568 yds (69.8/124)
Expect 77–83

A real chance to break 80 from the right tees.

Sixty seconds. No account. Your own answer — which tees, what you'll shoot, whether this course wants you — not the average golfer's.