Northwest Links

Course Overview Location:  Shelton, WA (Kamilche Valley), about 20 minutes from Olympia and roughly 70 minutes from Seattle Course Type:  Public, resort-access (part of the Little Creek Casino Resort property) Par & Yardage:  Par 72, up to 7,269 yards from the back tees Designer & Opened:  Gene Bates, opened in 2011 Notable Features:  600 feet of elevation changes, a 15,000 sq-ft double green (holes 9 and 18), bentgrass across tees/fairways/greens, and the first “Salmon-Safe”

Ah, fall golf in the Pacific Northwest: crisp mornings, changing leaves, and perfect sweater weather. Just when you’re ready to squeeze in those last sunny rounds, you step onto the green and… thud. Your putt bounces like it’s rolling over popcorn. That’s right, it’s aerification season. Why Courses Aerify Each Fall Aerification, or aeration, is the process where golf courses punch small holes in the greens and remove plugs of turf. While it might look like the aftermath of a

Course Overview Location:  Pullman, WA (Washington State University campus) Course Type:  Public / University-owned Par & Yardage:  Par...