Dataw Island Club — Cotton Dike

St. Helena Island, SC

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,849

Shortest tees

3,930

Slope range

101–138

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	6,849	72	73.5	138
Black/Gold	6,497	72	71.4	133
Gold	6,186	72	70.2	130
Gold/Blue	6,005	72	69.1	130
Blue	5,694	72	67.9	125
Blue/White	5,397	72	66.5	121
White	4,971	72	64.4	112
White/Green	4,515	72	62.7	106
Green	3,930	72	60.9	101

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 Whites — 4,971 yds (64.4/112)
Expect 96–102

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

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Golds — 6,186 yds (70.2/130)
Expect 86–92

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,849 yds (73.5/138)
Expect 82–88

You can break 90 here on a decent day.