Portland · Golf
The courses worth knowing around Portland, Oregon: who can play, how many holes, and a link to book each one.
Golf score
64th of 94 golf cities for retirement golf
Golf score blends year-round playability (40%), playable access (20%), affordability (18%), course pedigree (14%), and the size of the mapped set (8%).
Water in play on most holes, the area's toughest test · Robert Trent Jones Jr.
This is the city's championship muni, built on the old Vanport site with water on nearly every hole. Walking is welcome, and weekday rates stay reasonable for a course this good.
Opened 1992 · $$ · Slope 139
Photo: David Van Horn (CC BY 2.0)
Narrow tree-lined fairways through a historic 1918 layout · H. Chandler Egan
One of the oldest public courses in the country, with mature trees lining tight fairways close to home. You can walk it any time, which makes it an easy regular round.
Opened 1918 · $$ · Slope 124
Photo: Another Believer (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Flat, open parkland that plays like a city park · George Otten
A friendly northeast Portland muni that stays mostly flat and open, so it is gentle on the legs. Walking is allowed all day and the price stays low, a good spot to play often.
Opened 1923 · $ · Slope 123
Photo: Ian Poellet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Sunken fairways and big bentgrass greens with a red barn clubhouse · Bob Cupp and John Fought
South of town near Aurora, this one feels polished, with depressed fairways and large greens framed by a farmhouse clubhouse. Walking is allowed if you would rather stretch your legs.
Opened 1995 · $$$ · Slope 135
Holes weave through natural wetlands and stands of fir · Bob Cupp
The public side of nationally ranked Pumpkin Ridge, out past North Plains, winding through wetlands and forest. It is a splurge round and worth it for a special day out.
Opened 1992 · $$$$ · Slope 140
Photo: M.O. Stevens (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Open links-style mounding that recalls coastal dunes · Bob Cupp
West of Portland in Aloha, the North course opens up with native-grass mounds and a links feel. It runs semi-private, so call ahead, but most days you can get on.
Opened 1998 · $$$ · Slope 135
Photo: M.O. Stevens (CC BY-SA 3.0)