Lake Padden Golf Course

Bellingham, WA

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,524

Shortest tees

5,448

Slope range

119–131

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	6,524	72	71.4	131
White	6,107	72	69.4	127
Red/Black	5,448	72	67	119

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 Red/Blacks — 5,448 yds (67/119)
Expect 101–107

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 — 6,107 yds (69.4/127)
Expect 85–91

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blues — 6,524 yds (71.4/131)
Expect 80–86

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.