Merion Golf Club — West

Ardmore, PA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,019

Shortest tees

3,835

Slope range

112–129

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
Back	6,019	70	69.9	129
Middle	5,734	70	68.6	126
Front	5,348	70	66.8	122
Short Course	3,835	70	61.6	112

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 Fronts — 5,348 yds (66.8/122)
Expect 101–107

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

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Backs — 6,019 yds (69.9/129)
Expect 86–92

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Backs — 6,019 yds (69.9/129)
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.