California Courses Versus The Pacific Northwest By Bob Fagan

The Pacific Northwest Region golf courses may be the most under-rated in America. Check out this following list and you will find that the usually highly regarded California region is given a real run for the best courses. The biggest difference is that the Pacific Northwest does not possess the have an equivalent to the Palm Springs area, but few regions do. For golfers in the Pacific Northwest, they are quite reticent of these golfing treasures. (One individual “Listing” per course and * denotes “public access”. The courses are listed in random order within a category.)

Description	California	Northwest
Great Club/Course with Heritage	San Francisco GC	Seattle GC
	The Valley Club	Portland GC
	Lakeside CC	Waverly CC
	Lake Merced G & CC	Columbia-Edgewater CC
	California GC	Royal Oaks CC
	Bel Air CC	Broadmoor GC

Great Championship Layout	Riviera CC	Eugene Country CC
	Los Angeles CC – North	Pumpkin Ridge GC(Witch Hollow )

Splendid Public Access	Darkhorse GC*	Trophy Lake Golf & Casting C*
	Barona Creek GC*	Reserve Vineyards – Fought Course*
	Saddle Creek Resort*	Gold Mountain – Olympic*
	Desert Willow - Firecliff	Port Ludlow GC*
	Silver Rock GC*	Bandon Crossings*
	Harding Park GC*	Pumpkin Ridge (Ghost Creek)*
	Torrey Pines – South*	Chambers Bay GC*
	Monarch Dunes*	Indian Canyon GC*
	Stevinson Ranch GC*	Kayak Point GC*
	Barona Creek Resort*	Suncadia Resort*

Tough Penal Championship Golf	Olympic Club – Lake Course	Sahalee CC
	Spyglass Hill GC*	Canterwood G & CC
	Industry Hills – Eisenhower*	McCormick Woods GC*
	PGA West – Stadium*	Crosswater GC*
	Bayonet GC*	Indian Summer G & CC

Real Estate Development Course	White Hawk Ranch, The GC at*	Broken Top C

Best 36-Hole Private	Monterey Peninsula G&CC	Pronghorn

Romantic Resort	Ojai Valley Inn*	Sunriver Lodge & Resort*
	Half Moon Bay GL*	Salishan GL*
	Links at Spanish Bay	Semiahmoo Resort*

Out of the Way Gem	Fall River Valley G&CC*	Tokatee GC*

Ocean Golf Supreme	Pebble Beach GL*	Bandon Dunes*
	Cypress Point C	Pacific Dunes*

Special and Interesting	Rustic Canyon*	Bandon Woods*
	Pasatiempo GC*	Astoria Golf & Country Club
	Rancho Santa Fe GC	Fircrest CC
	The Valley Club of Monteceito	Awbrey Glen GC
	Olympic Club – Oeean	Bandon Trails*
	Olympic Club - Par-3	Old MacDonald* (Opening 2010)

Scenic	Trump National -Ocean Trails*	Desert Canyon G Resort*
	Bodega Harbour Golf Links*	Harbor Point*
	Sonoma GC*	Bear Mountain Ranch*
	Timiluck Club	Brasada Ranch
	TPC San Francisco Bay	Tetherow Resort*
	Rancho San Marcos*	Oregon GC

Affordable Near Ocean	Pacific Grove GC*	Gearhart Golf Links*
	Los Verdes GC*	Ocean Dunes Golf Links*

Palmer - Public	Aviara*	Running Y Ranch Resort*

RT Jones Jr. – Public	Poppy Hills GC*	Eagle Point GC*

Rees Jones – Public	Poppy Ridge GC*	Sandpines GL*

Best Newer Private	Mayacama GC	Member’s Club at Alderra
	Lahonton GC	Club at Black Rock
	Winchester CC	TPC at Snoqualamie Ridge
	Martis Camp	Tumble Creek Club
	Stone Eagle GC	Gozzer Ranch

Best College Course	Stanford University GC	U. of Washington – Washington Nat’l GC*
		Washington State U. Palouse Ridge*

Affordable Great Golf	Sacramento	Spokane

Mountain Lake	Edgewood Tahoe GC*	Resort at Coeur d’Alene Resort*

Muni Golf Factories	Brookside GC*	Eastmoreland GC*
	Griffith Park GC*	Rose City GC*

36-Hole Public	Pelican Hill GC*	Gold Mountain Golf Complex*
	Lost Canyons GC*	Semiahmoo/Loomis Trail*
	GC of the Southern Cal. PGA*	Reserve Vineyards & CC*
	Diablo Grande GC*	Langdon Farms GC*
	Half Moon Bay GL*	Black Butte Ranch*
	Bayonet & Black Horse GC*	Heron Lakes GC*
	Landmark GC*	The Golf Club at Newcastle*

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