Blue Shamrock Golf Club

Palmerton, PA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,572

Shortest tees

5,469

Slope range

116–126

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
Blue	6,572	71	71.7	126
Green	6,328	71	70.6	124
Green/Gold Combo	5,896	71	68.6	120
Gold	5,469	71	66.7	116

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 — 5,469 yds (66.7/116)
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 Greens — 6,328 yds (70.6/124)
Expect 86–92

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blues — 6,572 yds (71.7/126)
Expect 80–86

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.