Southern Hills GC

Hot Springs, SD

Holes

Par

Longest tees

5,905

Shortest tees

4,575

Slope range

112–132

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	5,905	69	70.4	132
White	5,571	70	68.9	130
Gold	4,818	70	64.2	125
RED	4,575	70	64.3	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 Golds — 4,818 yds (64.2/125)
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 Blues — 5,905 yds (70.4/132)
Expect 87–93

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blues — 5,905 yds (70.4/132)
Expect 79–85

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.