Elks Golf Course

Rapid City, SD

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,183

Shortest tees

5,223

Slope range

107–126

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
Black	6,183	72	69.5	126
Blue	6,183	72	69.2	126
White	5,223	72	66.3	112
Green	5,223	72	64.9	107

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 — 5,223 yds (66.3/112)
Expect 98–104

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

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,183 yds (69.5/126)
Expect 85–91

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,183 yds (69.5/126)
Expect 77–83

A real chance to break 80 from the right tees.

Sixty seconds. No account. Your own answer — which tees, what you'll shoot, whether this course wants you — not the average golfer's.