Golfing in Oregon's Washington County
The golf courses dotting the landscape of Oregon's Washington County offer natural beauty and world-class play.
Golfers may putt on greens that are groomed by nature, with each shot ahead offering lush, wide-open spaces where a heron may take flight or cool, crisp air on the front nine turns to sunbeams reaching across the fairway of the back nine.
Home to 12 Celebrated Semi-Private and Public Courses
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, framed by spectacular vistas and quiet surroundings, is home to Ghost Creek and the exclusive Witch Hollow (pictured, above), both of which have ranked among the country's best courses since debuting in 1992. Pumpkin Ridge has hosted multiple USGA Championships and is home of the annual LPGA Safeway Classic.
Just 20 minutes from downtown Portland, the semi-private Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club offers play on two distinct championship 18-hole courses. Take on the gleaming fairways and walk in the same steps - and drive your ball in the same far-reaching spot - as legends who have played this same course, including Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer.
The Reserve has hosted some of golf's most prestigious events, including the PGA Champions Tour Major. Since 2002, Golf Digest has honored The Reserve with a top rating in its "Best Places to Play" issue.
In the rustic town of Banks, Oregon, Quail Valley Golf Course offers an 18-hole championship public facility with scenic views of Oregon's breathtaking Coast Range. Beautifully conditioned, this links-style course offers a challenge to any level of golfer, all of whom can enjoy the mix of open spaces, trees, ponds and indigenous birds and wildlife.
Stately trees line the one-hundred acres of rolling terrain at Forest Hills Golf Course. This course was carved out in 1927, making it one of the oldest in the Pacific Northwest, and still today it is regarded as one of the most challenging courses in the area. Its rolling foothills and scenic farmland backdrop offer glimpses of mountains in the distance as well.
See why Oregon's Washington County is a golfer's best friend. Tee times are waiting year-round at all 12 celebrated golf courses.