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About River Birch Golf Course
River Birch Golf Course is a public course in Star, Idaho, situated near the junction of Highway 16 and Beacon Light Road and reachable from across the Treasure Valley.
The layout plays to a par of 73 and measures 6,980 yards from its longest tees, and the course is open to golfers of all skill levels.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,756 yards
- Tees
- 5 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 70.9 / 118 slope
- Opened
- 2004
- Difficulty
- Average
Scorecard
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 2 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 3 | |||||
| Black | 501 | 374 | 396 | 167 | 356 | 421 | 360 | 191 | 543 | 527 | 466 | 403 | 214 | 179 | 346 | 384 | 337 | 591 | 3309 | 3447 | 6,756 | 72 | 70.9/118 |
| Blue | 471 | 350 | 374 | 157 | 347 | 385 | 347 | 171 | 504 | 494 | 443 | 360 | 188 | 168 | 319 | 378 | 313 | 533 | 3106 | 3196 | 6,302 | 72 | 68.7/111 |
| White | 463 | 312 | 351 | 144 | 278 | 376 | 317 | 149 | 448 | 486 | 434 | 348 | 158 | 162 | 314 | 347 | 305 | 487 | 2838 | 3041 | 5,879 | 72 | 66.4/106 |
| Orange | 437 | 306 | 318 | 126 | 271 | 347 | 285 | 143 | 440 | 455 | 368 | 322 | 128 | 148 | 266 | 307 | 297 | 482 | 2673 | 2773 | 5,446 | 72 | 64.6/100 |
| Red | 432 | 246 | 253 | 122 | 264 | 337 | 276 | 130 | 412 | 378 | 304 | 281 | 117 | 103 | 221 | 260 | 235 | 432 | 2472 | 2331 | 4,803 | 72 | 61.5/96 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at River Birch Golf Course
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 70.9 | 118 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
| Blue | 68.7 | 111 | -3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 32 |
| White | 66.4 | 106 | -6 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 28 |
| Orange | 64.6 | 100 | -7 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 24 |
| Red | 61.5 | 96 | -11 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 20 |
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