Balsam Mountain Preserve

Sylva, NC

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,792

Shortest tees

5,249

Slope range

126–149

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	6,792	70	73.5	149
Blue	6,229	70	70.2	144
Palmer	5,960	70	68.9	140
White	5,692	70	68.1	132
Gold	5,249	70	66	126

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 Golds — 5,249 yds (66/126)
Expect 102–108

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

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Blues — 6,229 yds (70.2/144)
Expect 88–94

You can break 100 here. Pick the right tees and stay patient.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,792 yds (73.5/149)
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.