Courses

Seattle Golf Club at Laurelhurst 1907
Seattle Golf Club at Laurelhurst 1902
Seattle Golf Club President Taft Putting 1909
Seattle Golf Club President Taft 1909
Tacoma GC Clubhouse – 1900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gearhart GL- c.1916
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Indian Canyon GC 1936
Jefferson Park Golf Course - circa 1915. Likely hole #1. (photo courtesy of Seattle Municipal Archives)
Jefferson Park Golf Course – circa 1915. Hole #1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a list of golf courses in the Pacific Northwest built prior to 1935 (defined as hickory era golf courses) which are still in existence. Many early courses began as nine hole affairs and then expanded to eighteen in later years. Some of these early courses were first laid out by the Club’s greens committee and therefore cannot be attributed to a particular architect. Over the years some relocated, and most underwent redesigns, often by different golf architects.  Very few courses now retain the original layout. — compiled by Martin Pool.  Please e-mail Martin with corrections or additional information.

Click on the hyperlinked courses below for stories about their early history.


WASHINGTON COURSES

Tacoma Country and Golf Club Lakewood 1894 / 1907 Alexander Baillie & H. J. Bremner / (Unknown)
Country Club of Seattle Bainbridge Island 1896 / 1915 James Gillison / Robert Johnstone
Seattle Golf Club Seattle 1896 / 1900 / 1908 James Gillison / William Watson / Robert Johnstone
Spokane Country Club (now Kalispel Golf & Country Club) Spokane 1898 / 1911 / 1914 (Members) / Jim Barnes & Robert Johnstone / David H. Findlay
Port Townsend Golf Course Port Townsend 1904 / 1927 (Members) / Francis L. James
Everett Golf & Country Club Everett 1910 / 1931 Frank Fifield & Robert Johnstone / Francis L. James
Bellingham Golf & Country Club Bellingham 1912 / c.1925 John Ball / (Unknown)
Grays Harbor Country Club Aberdeen 1912 John Ball
Olympia Country & Golf Club Olympia 1914 / 1926 / 1958 Willie Leith / Walter Fovarque / Fred Federspiel
Wing Point Golf & Country Club Bainbridge Island c.1913 / 1963 /1991 (Members) / William G. Teufel
Walla Walla Country Club Walla Walla 1915 / 1923 / 1947 (Members) / William W. Baker & Jack Renner & H. Chandler Egan / Francis L. James
Jefferson Park Golf Course  Seattle 1915 Robert Johnstone
Meadow Park Golf Course Tacoma 1915 John Ball
Downriver Golf Course Spokane 1916 Robert Johnstone
Yakima Country Club Yakima 1916 / 1958 David H. Findlay / A. Vernon Macan (prob.)
Manito Golf and Country Club Spokane 1917 / 1925 (Unknown) / A. Vernon Macan
Rainier Golf and Country Club Seattle 1919 Robert Johnstone & A. Vernon Macan
Inglewood Golf Club Kenmore 1919 A. Vernon Macan & Robert Johnstone
Skagit Golf & Country Club Burlington 1919 / 1971 Frank J. Orchard / Skyco Development Co.
Glen Acres Golf & Country Club Seattle 1923 A. Vernon Macan
Wenatchee Golf & Country Club East Wenatchee 1923 / c.1963 William W. Baker / A. Vernon Macan (prob.)
Longview Country Club Longview 1923 / 1927 / 1958 (Unknown) / Francis L. James / (Unknown)
Fircrest Golf Club Fircrest 1923 A. Vernon Macan
Peninsula Golf Club Port Angeles 1923 / 1979 Francis L. James / Jack Reimer
Goldendale Country Club Goldendale 1924 Jack Routledge
Kitsap Golf & Country Club Bremerton 1924 / 1956 Francis L. James / A. Vernon Macan
Broadmoor Golf Club Seattle 1924 A. Vernon Macan
Overlake Golf & Country Club Medinah 1924 / 1953 Francis L. James / A. Vernon Macan
Discovery Bay Golf Course Port Townsend 1924 / 1997 A. Vernon Macan / Michael Asmundson
Foster Golf Links Tukwila 1925 George H. Eddy
Yakima Elks G&CC (prev. Riverside GC) Selah 1925 / ? Jock Wood / Unknown
Pomeroy Golf Club Pomeroy 1926 (Unknown)
Touchet Valley Golf Course Dayton 1926 (club members)
Linden Golf & Country Club Puyallup 1926 Francis L. James
Riverwoods Golf Course (prev. Willapa Harbor GC) Raymond 1926 Walter Fovargue
Mount Adams Country Club Toppenish 1926 (Unknown)
Okanogan Valley Golf Club Omak 1926 Jock Wood
Vashon Golf & Country Club Vashon Island 1927 H. D. Williams
Riverside Golf Club Chehalis 1927 / 1971 Roy Goss & Glen Proctor
Colfax Golf Club Colfax 1927 (Unknown)
Leavenworth Golf Club Leavenworth 1927 / 1970 Jock Wood / Unknown
Maplewood Golf Course Renton 1927 Al Smith
Sand Point Golf & Country Club Seattle 1927 Francis L. James
Mount Si Golf Course Snoqualmie 1927 / 1933 Al Smith
Cedarcrest Golf Course Marysville 1928 / 1997 Roy C. Sargent & Roy H. Dobell / John Steidel
Oaksridge Golf Course Elma 1928 Walter Fovargue
Swinomish Golf Links (formerly Similk Beach GC) Anacortes 1929 Jack Martin
Wandermere Golf Course Spokane 1929 / 1948 William Dalgliesh / Francis L. James
Eagle’s Pride Golf Course (formerly Fort Lewis GC) Fort Lewis 1929 / 1940 / 1979 (Unknown) / Francis L. James / William G. Teufel
Jackson Park Golf Course Seattle 1930 Francis L. James
Enumclaw Golf Course Enumclaw 1930 / 1975 William W. Cooper / (Unknown)
Highland Golf Course Cosmopolis 1931 Walter Fovargue
Allenmore Golf Course Tacoma 1931 R. W. Ball
Brookdale Golf Club Tacoma 1931 Al Smith
Lake Wilderness Golf Course Maple Valley 1931 / 1992 (Unknown) / R. D. Peterson Jr.
Highlands Golf Course Tacoma 1931 / 1948 (Unknown) / Ted Robinson
Ellensburg Golf Club Ellensburg 1931 Francis L. James
Orchard Hills Golf & Country Club Washougal 1931 / c.1969 George Junor / William Sanders
Pend Oreille Golf Course Metaline Falls 1935 (Unknown)
Indian Canyon Golf Course Spokane 1935 H. Chandler Egan
St. John Golf & Country Club St. John 1935 (club members)

 


OREGON COURSES

Gearhart Golf Links Gearhart 1892 / 1915 / c.1932 Robert Livingstone /  George Turnbull & George H. Eddy / H. Chandler Egan
Waverley Country Club Portland 1896 / 1910 / 1922 Jack Moffat / H. H. Barker /A. Vernon Macan
Eugene Country Club Eugene 1899 / 1924 ? / H. Chandler Egan
Tualatin Country Club Tualatin 1912 H. Chandler Egan
Portland Golf Club Portland 1914 George Turnbull – William Dickson – J. Martin Watson
Alpine Meadows Golf Course (prev Enterprise CC) Enterprise 1917 ?
Corvallis Country Club Corvallis 1918 / 1954 George H. Eddy (likely) / Fred Fiederspiel
Eastmoreland Golf Course Portland 1918 H. Chandler Egan
The Dalles Country Club The Dalles 1922 Andrew Junor
Hood River Golf and Country Club Hood River 1922 / 1997 H. Chandler Egan / David Waller
Oregon City Golf Club Oregon City 1922 / 1960 Joe Herberger / ?
Roseburg Country Club Roseburg 1922 George Junor / Gene Mason
Astoria Golf and Country Club Warrenton 1923 George Junor / Charles Haldeman
Rose City Golf Course Portland 1923 George Otten
Seaside Golf Course Seaside 1923 H. Chandler Egan
Coos Golf Club Coos Bay 1923 / 1998 H. Chandler Egan / William G. Robinson
Mook at Alderbrook (prev. Alderbrook GC) Tillamook 1924 / 1966 Lee Smith / Marvin E. Prangborn
Glendoveer Golf Course – East Portland 1924 John Junor
Oak Knoll Golf Club Independence 1924 / 1979 Al Olsen / ?
Rogue Valley Country Club Medford 1924 H. Chandler Egan
Bend Golf and Country Club Bend 1925 / 1973 H. Chandler Egan / ?
Columbia Edgewater Country Club Portland 1925 A. Vernon Macan
Oswego Lake Country Club Lake Oswego 1925 H. Chandler Egan
Riverside Golf and Country Club Portland 1925 H. Chandler Egan
Woodburn Golf Course Woodburn 1925 Eugene Sharkey
Chinook Winds Golf Course Lincoln City 1926 / 1988 ? / ?
Oak Knoll Golf Course Ashland 1926 ?
Forest Hills Golf Course Cornelius 1927 / 1954 William Martin / William F. Bell
Glendoveer Golf Course – West Portland 1928 Frank Stenzel
La Grande Country Club La Grande 1928 William W. Baker
Salem Golf Club Salem 1928 A. Vernon Macan
Colwood National Golf Club Portland 1929 A. Vernon Macan
Hidden Valley Golf Course Cottage Grove 1929 Ray Vincent
Laurelwood Golf Course Eugene 1929 Clarence Sutton
Golf Club of Oregon Albany 1929 Ralph Roberts / J. E. Roberts
Agate Beach Golf Course Newport 1931 / 1965 Frank Stenzel / Fred Fiederspiel
Neskowin Marsh Golf Courser Neskowin 1932 Ercel Kay

 


IDAHO COURSES

Hayden Lake Country Club Hayden Lake 1912 ?
Lewiston Golf and Country Club Lewiston 1913 / 1927 / 1972 ? / Francis  L. James / ?
The River Club (formerly Plantation Country Club & Boise Country Club) Boise 1916 / 1930 H. Chandler Egan
Shoshone Golf Course Kellogg 1922 / 1979 ? / ?
River’s Edge Golf Club at Burley (formerly Burley Golf Course) Burley 1924 ?
Hillcrest Country Club (formerly Idaho Country Club) Boise 1925 / 1940 / 1958 George Otten / Ed Hunnicut / A. Vernon Macan
Pinecrest Golf Course (formerly Idaho Falls Country Club) Idaho Falls c.1926 ?
Jerome Country Club Jerome 1927 ?
Moscow Elks Golf Course Moscow 1927 Francis L. James
Rupert Golf Course Rupert 1927 ?
St. Maries Golf Course St. Maries 1927 ?
Pinehurst Golf Course Pinehurst 1929 T. R. Scott
Sandpoint Elks Golf Course Sandpoint 1930 ?
Clear Lake Country Club Buhl 1930 ?
Twin Falls Golf Club (formerly Twin Falls Country Club) Twin Falls 1931 ?
University of Idaho Golf Course Moscow 1933 Francis L. James
Grangeville Country Club Grangeville 1933 ?
Fairview Golf Course Caldwell 1935 ?