Archive for the ‘ Washington GC Reviews ’ Category

Tumble Creek Club at Suncadia

Tumble Creek Club at Suncadia 501 Honolulu Dr. Cle Elum, WA 98922 7,080-yards, Par-71/Slope 135/Rating 74.1 Prior to visiting the Tumble Creek Club at Suncadia I ‘Tweeted” our tee time to my 847 Twitter followers, hoping for some intelligence on the golf course. Minutes later, @dustinjo from Sammamish sent me a reply, stating: “Played @tumblecreek in July. Holes 1-13, 18 [ READ MORE ]

White Horse Golf Club

White Horse Golf Club 9260 NE White Horse Drive Kingston, WA 98346 7,093-yards/Par-72/Slope 144/Rating 74.9 White Horse Golf Club in Kingston, Wash., was the last piece of the puzzle in terms of completing the Kitsap Peninsula series of reviews. Did we save the best for last? Unfortunately, no, but it was close. Gold Mountain’s Olympic Course [ READ MORE ]

Sahalee Country Club

Sahalee Country Club — North/South 21200 NE Sahalee Country Club Drive Sammamish, WA 98074 Black Tees: 6,955-yards/Par 72 Rating 74.2/Slope 139 Sahalee Country Club’s North and South nine’s are ranked first in the state of Washington by Golf Digest Magazine, have played host to the 1998 PGA Championship and the 2003 NEC World Cup, and will serve as future host to the [ READ MORE ]

Wine Valley Golf Club

  Wine Valley Golf Club 176 Wine Valley Road Walla Walla, WA 99362 Gold Tees: 7,360-yards/Par-72 Rating 75.5/Slope 130 Draped across Eastern Washington’s massive wind-swept dunes like a lonely emerald carpet, Walla Walla’s Wine Valley Golf Club represents Oregon-based architect Dan Hixson’s second official offering, the other being Bandon Crosssings in Bandon, Ore., a decorated course that, unfortunately, by default plays the role of step-child to the [ READ MORE ]

TPC Snoqualmie Ridge

TPC Snoqualmie Ridge 36005 SE Ridge Street Snoqualmie, WA 98065 Black Tees: 7,264-yards, Par 72 Rating 75.8/Slope 143 The TPC Soqualmie Ridge golf course, located in the charming old mining town of Snoqualmie, and a 30-minute drive from Seattle, plays host to the Champions Tour’s Boeing Classic each August. During the tournament, most of the attention on the course [ READ MORE ]

Canterwood Golf and Country Club

Canterwood Golf and Country Club 12606 54th Avenue NW Gig Harbor WA 98332 Gold Tees: 6,718-yards, Par 72 Rating 74.1/Slope 142 The Kitsap Peninsula is home to some of the state of Washington’s best golf courses, including the 8th-ranked course as dictated by Golf Digest, Gold Mountain’s Olympic Course, which receives the lion’s share of the press. Sitting quietly amongst [ READ MORE ]

The Members Club at Aldarra

 The Members Club at Aldarra 29125 SE Duthie Hill Rd. Fall City, WA 98024 Championship Tees: 6,610 yards, Par 71 Rating 72.8/Slope 145 Ranked third on Golf Digest’s Top-10 list for the state of Washington and 31st in the United States for courses built since 1990, the Members Club at Aldarra is a rare Northwest treat offered by legendary golf [ READ MORE ]

Chambers Bay

Chambers Bay 6320 Grandview Dr. University Place, WA 98467 Navy Tees: 7,109 yards/Rating 74.4/Slope 130 Chambers Bay blew me away. Just a few days removed from playing the Robert Trent Jones II designed, Scottish links-style golf course on a sunny and windless 70-degree day, I can’t get the experience out of my head. Nor do I want to.  The feelings I have towards Chambers Bay rival [ READ MORE ]

Kitsap Series #3: McCormick Woods Golf Course

McCormick Woods Golf Course 5155 McCormick Woods Drive, SW Port Orchad, WA 98367 Blue Tees: 6.658-yards/Rating 73.2, Slope 131 The third installment in the Kitsap Peninsula series, McCormick Woods, represents the best value of the four golf courses being reviewed. A very walkable track, McCormick Woods possesses soft, undulating greens that roll slick and true. The thick, surrounding [ READ MORE ]

Kitsap Series #2: Gold Mountain Golf Club: The Olympic Course

Gold Mountain Golf Club – The Olympic Course 7263 W. Belfair Valley Road Bremerton, WA 98312 Blue Tees: 6,505-yards/Rating 71.3/Slope 129 The Olympic Course seems far removed from the concrete jungle that exists just a few miles away on Washington’s Highway 16. Driving into the Gold Mountain Golf Club complex, visitors are greeted by a shady row [ READ MORE ]

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