Walked the blues (6491/71.9/137) in 4.5H on Veteran's Day afternoon on a prepaid Golf Now Hot Deal for $15. Played as a 3some & waited nearly every shot on the 3some in front of us in very windy condi... Continue »

Walked the blues (6491/71.9/137) in 4.5H on Veteran's Day afternoon on a prepaid Golf Now Hot Deal for $15. Played as a 3some & waited nearly every shot on the 3some in front of us in very windy conditions, 30-50 mph gusts kept most of the golfers away. The greens putted really nice, firm and medium fast. Definitely well above average for a city course. There are many pin positions on these greens where you better be on the correct level or side of the pin, or a 3 putt is likely. The fairways were nicely maintained with generally lush lies. However, due to the wet conditions, the ball would plug easily. The rough was lush and the ball would settle down. It was tough to advance more than a middle iron on most shots if you missed the fairway. I hit numerous 5 and 6 iron 2nd shots just setting up a wedge/chip on my 3rd shot. The combination of wet conditions and very high winds made reaching many holes in regulation impossible if you missed the fairway. The tees were decent, above average for a public course that gets a lot of play. The only thing below average was the sand traps, they were downright poor. They could use some new, additional sand and they had not been raked/maintained in at least a couple of days. Challenging layout with zero homes that you can see from anywhere on this course. Occasionally you will have railroad or racetrack noise, but this track and it's sister Greenbelt course (not as demanding in my opinion) are pretty isolated considering they are less than 10 miles from downtown Portland along the Columbia River. This layout has lots of red/yellow hazards (combination of wooded areas, lakes & marshland) that you have to avoid on nearly every hole, plus an above average amount of sand traps. Only a few holes have water stations and there was no drink/food cart. This course is definitely worth playing, especially for under $20.