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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 | 325 | 476 | 308 | 154 | 369 | 303 | 190 | 280 | 2730 | 450 | 446 | 180 | 298 | 262 | 120 | 462 | 353 | 395 | 2966 | 5696 |
| Green M: 66.5/108 W: 71.4/114 | 325 | 351 | 447 | 308 | 123 | 369 | 303 | 142 | 280 | 2648 | 424 | 432 | 166 | 298 | 262 | 77 | 416 | 353 | 395 | 2823 | 5471 |
| 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: 66.0/108 | 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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great course
I have always enjoyed playing broadmoor golf course, and since I have recently moved to the rose city area, I have found its match. Fast greens, fast fairways. .....fast fast fast. Good job rosecity
A great City of Portland Muni!
Great early morning round at Rose City, aka "The Country Club", with my buddies. We play here 4-6 times a year in the summer, as it's still one of our favorites in early to mid summer, plus you have a ton more shade than Heron Lakes to escape the heat. To peg it by 7a on a perfect weekend day and be done by 10:50a, walking foursome was awesome.. The course was in great shape and greens smooth, but starting to get the summer heat spots (yellow a bit in areas) They rolled true and were firm, where you had to hit a good shot to hold them. Hank and his team do a great job and its always a fun round here!
day out with Son
Course was in good shape a couple of dead spots, bunkers needed to be worked better, overall good day.
Need mark up hole pin distance
All 18 hole didn't mark the hole pin distance front center or back.
Sundays
Sunday late round, perfect weather, no stress on the course. Perfect day to golf.
rose city
Course fairways and greens were in great shape. Greens were running true. Had a good game with a nice bunch of guys.
Need to watch for high schoolers picking up balls though.
Great job to greens keepers.
Nice fun course
This is my second time and the course is great value and a fun place to play
Great course
The course was in decent shape for having been aerated a couple of weeks ago. It always drains well so isn't sloppy at all. The layout is good, and the course (including bunkers) are maintained we. The guys are great too.
Value round
This course is only worth it if you get a good deal through golf now. i.e. $16 and under.
The rough was about 8 inches in places. The freshly mowed grass was strewn about the course. The greens had been recently plugged or something, but they rolled at about a 4.
I've golfed there a couple dozen times in the last year and the staff has yet to be friendly.
potholed greens
I have played Rose City 100's of times and I have never seen this course in a worse condition. Greens are diseased and have patches of dirt everywhere. They will bounce back at some point, hopefully not too far into the summer. I love this course and I hope they figure out how to properly care for it.
Nice day, nice course, good price
Anybody that gives Rose City a bad review, does not play golf or it was snowing. Thank you Rose City, I'll be back. Bill Hoffmann
Late November Golf
Rose City is a fun course, and the staff has always been good the few times I've played there. It's a good course to play when I want to drive over the river into Portland, just minutes from Vancouver, Washington. It was late November and very cold, wet, and even was snowing. The course held up ok, some sloppy spots are expected this time of year in the Great PNW. Even with those conditions there were lots of people playing, true NW golfers! Rose City is a great value for the deal I found on golfnow
Great Value and Fun
Played with three other singles. Course was in good shape considering the time of year. Played in less than 4.5 hours. Great course for walking.
Lots of fun
Despite the weather (rainy and windy) had a great time. Met up with another gent who plays here often and had a great experience.
Good golf but poor customer service
Rose City should not offer deals on GolfNow if they are not going to honor them. If they have holiday rates (Veterans Day) they should not post the times or post the times with the correct rates. Even though they did not honor the GolfNow rate I signed up for we played anyway. Very windy but the course was in good shape for a blustery fall day.
Rose City on a wet day
Considering the rainy conditions and the bottom land on which the course sits, Rose City GC still plays fairly true, with fewer hazards than you might imagine. The green fees, particularly for seniors, are very reasonable. A senior card gives you a discounted rate at Rose City, Heron Lakes and Eastmoreland, but requires getting a picture ID card on Monday and Wednesdays in the early afternoon.
it is a good course to golf
This was the first time for quite awhile for me, but i really enjoy this course. It is pretty open on all courses to play.
Good hard ground
First time playing here and was pleasantly surprised at the layout and overall condition. Plus only lost one ball
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