Whispering Creek Golf Club in Sioux City offers prairie-style golf marked by wide fairways, open vistas and fast, rolling greens. Natural brome grass areas frame the holes, adding both difficulty and a distinctive look to the landscape.
The course plays from five sets of tees, stretching from roughly 4,855 yards up to 7,175 yards, so it can test strong players while remaining manageable for golfers of other abilities who choose the appropriate tees.
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 13 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4 | |||||
| Black | 414 | 188 | 450 | 395 | 391 | 192 | 556 | 571 | 432 | 434 | 183 | 565 | 201 | 403 | 394 | 623 | 176 | 605 | 3589 | 3584 | 7,173 | 72 | 75.1/138 |
| Gold | 381 | 180 | 380 | 364 | 391 | 188 | 539 | 546 | 416 | 411 | 168 | 542 | 168 | 385 | 360 | 522 | 166 | 551 | 3385 | 3273 | 6,658 | 72 | 72.7/134 |
| Gold-Silver | 381 | 180 | 355 | 364 | 345 | 159 | 501 | 505 | 416 | 393 | 168 | 524 | 168 | 385 | 360 | 500 | 166 | 499 | 3206 | 3163 | 6,369 | 72 | 71.6/128 |
| Silver | 361 | 167 | 355 | 349 | 345 | 159 | 501 | 505 | 370 | 393 | 159 | 524 | 149 | 370 | 350 | 500 | 152 | 499 | 3112 | 3096 | 6,208 | 72 | 70.9/127 |
| Green | 347 | 151 | 327 | 310 | 289 | 138 | 466 | 462 | 334 | 323 | 148 | 497 | 114 | 346 | 288 | 442 | 130 | 430 | 2824 | 2718 | 5,542 | 72 | 67.6/119 |
| Green-White | 347 | 122 | 327 | 310 | 248 | 120 | 466 | 462 | 252 | 323 | 105 | 463 | 114 | 324 | 288 | 408 | 125 | 430 | 2654 | 2580 | 5,234 | 72 | 66.1/117 |
| White | 262 | 122 | 309 | 255 | 248 | 120 | 409 | 420 | 252 | 247 | 105 | 463 | 73 | 324 | 286 | 408 | 125 | 386 | 2397 | 2417 | 4,814 | 72 | 64.2/112 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 75.1 | 138 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 47 |
| Gold | 72.7 | 134 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 43 |
| Gold-Silver | 71.6 | 128 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 40 |
| Silver | 70.9 | 127 | -1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 39 |
| Green | 67.6 | 119 | -4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 34 |
| Green-White | 66.1 | 117 | -6 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 31 |
| White | 64.2 | 112 | -8 | -3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 28 |
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