Mid South Club

Pinehurst, NC · resort

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,916

Shortest tees

4,136

Slope range

109–146

The tees

USGA ratings per set. Slope is how much harder it gets when you're not scratch — 113 is neutral.

Tee	Yards	Par	Rating	Slope
Gold	6,916	71	73.8	146
Blue	6,584	71	72.1	139
Blue/White Hybrid	6,281	71	70.8	134
White	6,115	71	70	132
White/Green Hybrid	5,866	71	69.1	127
Green	5,591	71	67.8	122
Green/Red Hybrid	5,215	71	66.1	119
Red	4,731	71	63.9	113
Purple	4,136	71	61.5	109

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 Green/Red Hybrids — 5,215 yds (66.1/119)
Expect 100–106

This one is a grind for your game — triple-digit territory.

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Blue/White Hybrids — 6,281 yds (70.8/134)
Expect 87–93

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Golds — 6,916 yds (73.8/146)
Expect 83–89

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.