Balcones Country Club — Balcones

Austin, TX

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,185

Shortest tees

4,850

Slope range

103–115

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	6,185	70	69.3	115
Blue	5,894	70	68	112
White	5,531	70	66.3	109
Green	4,850	70	63.2	103

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 Greens — 4,850 yds (63.2/103)
Expect 92–98

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 Blacks — 6,185 yds (69.3/115)
Expect 84–90

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,185 yds (69.3/115)
Expect 76–82

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.