Houndslake Country Club — Dogwood / Laurel

Aiken, SC

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,625

Shortest tees

3,833

Slope range

106–141

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	6,625	72	72.2	141
White	6,105	72	70.2	131
Gold	5,451	72	67.3	121
Teal	3,833	70	60.5	106

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 — 5,451 yds (67.3/121)
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 Whites — 6,105 yds (70.2/131)
Expect 86–92

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blues — 6,625 yds (72.2/141)
Expect 81–87

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.