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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.
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Great Day!
Beautiful day - Course in very good condition, rough a little rough!Green in great shape
Better than expected
After all the rain I thought it would be a muddy mess but it was in surprisingly good shape.
Portland Gem
Great place for all levels. Fairways hold well in the winter, and greens run true.
Rose City
It has been a few years since we golfed Rose City. Real nice to play here again. Going to play again in a couple of weeks. Excellent condition and lots of fun!
Winter golfing
You get what you get when one attempts to push the golf season up a few months. The course was in good shape but wet. No run on the ball, no lost balls and the greens were rolling pretty good. Nice as could be expected this time of year.
winter golf
The course was very muddy, but it was January 28th!
Almost no one there, a plus.
Classic old Portland course, tree lined, uphill, downhill, a good time for a Sunday in winter!
Rose city
The guy in the clubhouse are great.They will work it you.cheat and a challenge course.
Ridiculous
Booked a twosome via Golfnow hot deals arrived earlier no one on course due to weather being 40 degrees and 35 mph gusts, we were told to wait for our exact teetime 45 minutes away to pair up with another twosome. When the time came it appeared another foursome were right next to us! So 8 of us were standing at the tee box asking what their teetime were, it was nuts we never experienced anything like it! Needless to say it felt crowded and pressured the whole 18 holes with cart riders versus walkers! We’re punished for being frugal by the pro shop jerk we won’t be back!
