Hound Ears

Blowing Rock, NC

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,128

Shortest tees

4,602

Slope range

110–133

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
I	6,128	72	70.1	133
II	5,834	72	68.7	130
III	5,410	72	67.1	120
IV	4,860	72	65.1	112
V	4,602	72	64.3	110

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 IVs — 4,860 yds (65.1/112)
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 Is — 6,128 yds (70.1/133)
Expect 87–93

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Is — 6,128 yds (70.1/133)
Expect 78–84

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.