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Rose City Golf Course
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Rose City Golf Course is the second oldest municipal track in the Portland area. In 1921, A.H. "Jay" Gould played his first round of golf ever at Eastmoreland Golf Course. After returning home, he decided to look for a good place to hit golf balls and came upon The Rose City Speedway. He spoke with C.P. Keyser of the City Park Bureau and obtained permission to burn the tall grass on the infield so that golf balls could be found.
Jay and friend Herbert George used shovels and hoes to carve out a nine-hole course on the speedway infield. Tin cans were used for cups, packing cases for tee-boxes, and iron rods and rags for flags. The Oregonian and Journal Newspapers ran a story on the new golf course and 30 golfers showed up the following Sunday to hit balls around on the burnt grass and dirt. The main hazard was a head-on train collision that occurred earlier in the summer and partially blocked the seventh green.
After a few weeks, the Rose City Golf Association was founded which marked the beginning of the course. Full cooperation from the city and donations from businesses and individuals solidified the construction. George Ott drew up a nine-hole plan and work began in the spring of 1922. Play continued in the spring, but was stopped in the summer due to long grass and no mower. Play started again in the fall, but stopped again due to motorcycle racing. In the winter of 1922-23, the viaduct on the west end of the track washed out and put an end to the races. On Jan. 31, 1923 the first green fee ticket was sold to Jay Gould and in the spring, more than 800 played in one day. The city then took over the course completely.
Today, Rose City Golf Course is an 18-hole, par-72 course with rolling fairways that are lined with a variety of large trees. Water comes into play on holes 10, 11, 14, and 15 and greenside bunkers are well placed.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6552 yards | 71.7 | 123 |
| White | 72 | 6164 yards | 69.8 | 119 |
| White (W) | 73 | 6164 yards | 75.3 | 126 |
| Red (W) | 73 | 5589 yards | 71.8 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament M: 71.0/120 | 367 | 388 | 502 | 341 | 171 | 425 | 364 | 216 | 384 | 3158 | 475 | 465 | 200 | 367 | 329 | 133 | 473 | 414 | 423 | 3279 | 6437 |
| Blue M: 70.9/119 | 367 | 388 | 502 | 341 | 171 | 425 | 364 | 216 | 353 | 3127 | 475 | 465 | 200 | 367 | 329 | 133 | 473 | 414 | 423 | 3279 | 6406 |
| Blue/White M: 69.4/116 | 343 | 362 | 502 | 323 | 171 | 390 | 333 | 216 | 326 | 2966 | 475 | 465 | 200 | 351 | 320 | 133 | 473 | 378 | 405 | 3200 | 6166 |
| White M: 68.6/116 W: 74.5/120 | 343 | 362 | 476 | 323 | 154 | 390 | 333 | 190 | 326 | 2897 | 450 | 446 | 180 | 351 | 320 | 120 | 462 | 378 | 405 | 3112 | 6009 |
| White/Green M: 67.4/112 | 325 | 351 | 476 | 308 | 154 | 369 | 303 | 190 | 280 | 2756 | 450 | 446 | 180 | 298 | 262 | 120 | 462 | 353 | 395 | 2966 | 5722 |
| Green M: 66.5/108 W: 71.4/114 | 325 | 351 | 447 | 308 | 123 | 369 | 303 | 142 | 280 | 2648 | 424 | 432 | 166 | 298 | 262 | 120 | 416 | 353 | 395 | 2866 | 5514 |
| Red M: 62.7/103 W: 66.4/109 | 241 | 262 | 383 | 240 | 123 | 288 | 262 | 142 | 220 | 2161 | 353 | 365 | 142 | 260 | 262 | 77 | 416 | 275 | 294 | 2444 | 4605 |
| Red/Gold W: 70.1/111 | 241 | 262 | 383 | 240 | 123 | 288 | 262 | 142 | 205 | 2146 | 340 | 312 | 142 | 260 | 262 | 77 | 340 | 275 | 294 | 2302 | 4448 |
| Gold M: 62.1/100 W: 65.0/105 | 241 | 262 | 383 | 240 | 123 | 288 | 262 | 142 | 205 | 2146 | 340 | 312 | 142 | 253 | 230 | 77 | 340 | 220 | 294 | 2208 | 4354 |
| Handicap | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
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City Course
The course was in very playable shape considering the recent weather.
Beautiful Old Course with Friendly People
Rose City offers a classic layout from a course which dates back to the 1920s. The huge beautiful trees offer cool shade on a beautiful hot summer day. Long par 4s and some surprises in the layout offer enough challenge to keep my husband who is an 18 handicap entertained. The staff could not be friendlier and are working very hard to ensure a safe enjoyable golf experience. This course is perfect for a friendly foursome with mixed levels of experience.
Portland Muni worth a visit.
Rose City GC is a City of Portland Municipal course with a long history. The course is in good condition, though the greens run a bit slow. It hillier than I anticipated, but not so much as to be a problem. My wife and I took an electric cart and rode, not that it was our intention but they did not have rental pull/push carts available. There was no way she was going to hoof it with a bag on her shoulder.
There are LOTS or BIG trees, so accuracy is rewarded. There are a few bunkers, but they should not be any problem.
Hot day
Course is kept pretty well, layout is tight fitting for the neighborhood. As any course, it's always a challenge to hit consistently, but that's us not the grass.
Great public coursr
Definitely one of the better course is in Portland. Really nice venue in peace play and great for the price. Greens are usually in good shape fairways are usually great shape and the course is always fun and interesting.
Rose city
This course is in fantastic condition, congratulations to the grounds crew! Not sure why the par 3 15th hole was not back to the traditional summer location, green did look damaged. Very good day, I will be back.
Pleasant Experience
I played a nicely paced round with three strangers and had a great time. The course was in excellent shape and we were able to play right along without waiting or being pushed. I would go back again.
Old City course
Rose City is an old style city course. Old and Large trees line most of the fairways. It is a pretty challenging course. The course rating is not lined up with the difficulty. It is listed as a 116 slope but it has two par 3s that play between 180-200 from the whites. Plus four par 4s that are over 385 with 18 being 426, all from the whites. It is still a fun course, green are generally in good condition. There is some water and out of bounds but it does not come into play much.
Frustrating slow weekday groups
The conditions were pretty nice, the greens a bit slow but it had just rained the day before. No issues finding balls today, generally it can be hard here in the rough.
Started around 1, played the front in an hour thirty, but then took 3 hours for the back!! Walking groups(3) that just stood next to each other for each shot and waited for the groups to get to greens. Waiting 12 minutes each hole is no fun. Got caught by the 245 tee time...
Expect to see pedestrians in the fairways playing fetch w their dogs as well.
What a treasure
Haven’t played in several years, but the course has gotten better. Well taken care of...greens, fairways, tee boxes all in excellent shape. Compared to ‘The Cedars this is a mile better.
Great condition
Course is very well maintained/manicured; lay out is beautiful. Way better now than in 2019.
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