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I heading to Seattle and Vancouver in late July. Any recommendations? I wouldn’t mind taking the drive to Whistler or the Kamloops area also.
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I heading to Seattle and Vancouver in late July. Any recommendations? I wouldn’t mind taking the drive to Whistler or the Kamloops area also.
I’m looking forward to playing Semiahmoo around the same time you’ll be in the area. It’s in Washington state near the Canadian border — closer to Vancouver than Seattle. I haven’t played it yet personally, but have heard much raving from friends who have been up there. Info about the resort, golf course, etc can be found at www.semiahmoo.com. BW
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I don’t know what type of courses you’re looking for, but here are some of the courses my brother and I enjoy … I shoot high 90’s, he’s 10 -15 better than that All of these courses are open to the public, nice tracks, and cost $25-$50 for normal, weekday fees. Some of them have twilight and senior rates. All are pretty, interesting, well-kept and challenging for most golfers. Both of the Spanaway courses have been used for Washington Open qualifiying tournaments. I believe you will find info on all of them by doing a web-search. I think Meriwood, Vicwood, and Druid’s Glen have their own websites, although I don’t know URL’s. Lake Spanaway GC in Spanaway (SE Tacoma) Classic Country Club in Spanaway (SE Tacoma) Meriwood in Lacey (Olympia area) Vicwood in Lacey (Olympia area – across the street from Meriwood) Druid’s Glen in Covington (Kent area, SE of Seattle) There are lots of courses in the Seattle area, many of them quite nice, to fit any level of price or pretense. :) I live in the south end, so I’m less familiar with the north-end courses, but the above are a few of my favorites both for the golf and the value. When you get here, I would highly recommend going to any golf shop and buying a copy of "Golfing in Washington" by Daniel MacMillan for $10-$11. It lists virtually every course in the state, shows a course layout with yardage, a short blurb about the course’s ratings,features, facilities, fees, and directions to the course from the nearest freeway. You might even be able to get it from Amazon or Barnes & Noble over the web. Enjoy your stay. Dave – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I heading to Seattle and Vancouver in late July. Any recommendations? I wouldn’t mind taking the drive to Whistler or the Kamloops area also.
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I heading to Seattle and Vancouver in late July. Any recommendations? I wouldn’t mind taking the drive to Whistler or the Kamloops area also.
If you are in Whistler, check out Nicklaus North (a Jack designed course), Chateau Whistler (Robert Trent Jones Jr.) or Big Sky. However expect to pay about $110 Canadian ($70 US). If you make it to Kamloops, play Rivershore (RTJ Sr.) or The Dunes. Another two hours will take you into my area, and I could give you good recommendations for Kelowna.
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I like Furry Creek. It is about 1/2 way to Whistler from Vancouver and is along the sound there. Nice course. Fairly short, definately target golf. I think the blues were only 5900 or so. You really really want to be in the fairway as missing them often meant you were in the woods. One of the few courses I’ve played that has a bear warning on the card! Would make for a nice day to drive there from Vancouver play on a nice wooded course and then hop back to town or on up to Whistler. John
Also the course where Happy Gilmore got beat up by Bob Barker.
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I heading to Seattle and Vancouver in late July. Any recommendations? I wouldn’t mind taking the drive to Whistler or the Kamloops area also.
Great courses on Vancouver Island. Morningstar, Fairwinds and Storey Creek, to name a few. Then there is Olympic View, Crown Isle. This island is a true golfers paradise. Youcan play 4 of these courses in two days, if that is what you want. Good Luck.
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I like Furry Creek. It is about 1/2 way to Whistler from Vancouver and is along the sound there. Nice course. Fairly short, definately target golf. I think the blues were only 5900 or so. You really really want to be in the fairway as missing them often meant you were in the woods. One of the few courses I’ve played that has a bear warning on the card! Would make for a nice day to drive there from Vancouver play on a nice wooded course and then hop back to town or on up to Whistler. John – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I heading to Seattle and Vancouver in late July. Any recommendations? I wouldn’t mind taking the drive to Whistler or the Kamloops area also.