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4.0
564 Reviews (564)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
20
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.6
89.0%
Recommend this course
513 out of 564 reviews
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3.9
11 Reviews (11)
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Conditions
3.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.9%
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10 out of 11 reviews
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3.9
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
3.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
85.2%
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23 out of 27 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6552 yards
Slope 123
Rating 71.7

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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Course Details

Year Built 1923
Fairways Winer Rye Grass
Greens Poa Annua Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect George Otten (1923)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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4.0
564 Reviews (564)
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

hidden gem

Let's keep this one a secret! Good value.....................................

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course has good conditions & friendly environment.

Overall opinion is goog place. There are so many big trees.Big trees are good hazard!!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

lOCAL AND CONVENIENT

Rose City is local and convenient for City Locals. Close to Downtown and Airport. Prices for Public Course are good. Excellent place for mid-week golf break from work.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

great muni, great price, great condition

we walked the first nine and no one was on the first tee when we finished so we opted to play it again instead of going to 10. Wanted the chance to better our shots (didn't happen much but at least we knew the course!) Its a great walking course, greens and fairways were in really good shape for a public course. Rough was good, not much water in play on front and some nice elevated tees. I'd be happy if this was my home course. Lovely trees line the fairways. Only downside is first two holes are alongside the street and a noisy playground but after that its peaceful. We got a super good rate on golfnow.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

good value for the price

Nice course and pleasant place to play. Greens and fairways in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good varieties of holes

Rose City is a great old course with a good variety of holes. Sometimes you will be shooting up hill and other times you will shoot down hill. If you tend to wonder off the fairway there are many trees to challenge your second or third shot. Fun will be had by all golfers at this well kept course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Average course, slow play

Slow play made it hard to stay focused. No flat lies, greens didn't roll true, but it is great to have electric carts now. Practice green is nice, but miss a driving range.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

still a good golf course

Rose city was in good shape nice greens maybe a little to much water but it has been hot.the person in the pro shop was friendly .the cart girl was ok didnt come around very often, pleasant day for golf.only disapointment not seeing moon

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice course good value

Fairly challenging course frm back tees. Course maintenance was good. Greens very goog but slow. Pace of play was very good especially for a Saturday. Nice track and good value, I would do it again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Beautiful Vintage Course - Great Value for your $

Beautifully maintained course with lots of old growth trees to challenge your shots. It was a warm day, so the shade of the trees was a welcome treat to keep the heat of you.
Pace of play was right on time for the front 9 at 2 hours, but was horrible for the back 9 coming in at over 3 hours. Total play time was 5 hours 20 minutes. Luckily we were pared up with 2 very nice gentlemen that made the wait acceptable. We knew from other reviews that the play might be on the long side, but the price made it worth the trip.
We would play this course again in a heartbeat.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

nice track

Very nice track..a little crowded for a late Sun. Easy walk..very good condition..green are a little slow but true

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Great course, disgusting facilities.

I really enjoyed this course, but the inside building facility and club house (kitchen and men's locker rooms are awful and disgusting). I chose not to eat here, rather went to Taco Bell around the corner before the game. It was 12:00, lunchtime, not a single person inside and there was obviously a reason. It was characterless, unclean and uninviting. I also wanted to change after the round. The locker room and bathroom are disgusting. I would absolutely never use this restroom and changing area again. It is broken, run-down and not maintained well at all; totally unloved - lockers have old navy peeling paint, grey showing underneath, rusting and torn stickers everywhere, worn out lockers, molding carpet, toilets and basins look like they have never been cleaned. - just disgusting!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Bad experience!

There is no distance markers on the ground.
Our electric car was hit by a player behind us.
My son was practicing for the tournament but we were paired up with two older women who were total beginners. They don't care.
The group in front of us was extremely slow but there was nobody to talk to them. There was absolutely no supervision on the course.
Very bad experience.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Decent track

New to Oregon and this was the first course I played. Brought my wife along so decided to rent a cart as well for the both of us. Got paired up with another single and a couple. Everyone was friendly and was fun to play with. Pace of play was pretty good till about the 16th hole when we caught up with some groups. Overall course was in decent shape. Greens were pretty quick but not all that tricky. There are only a few holes with water, and I only lost a couple balls (both on the same hole, haha) . Overall I was impressed with this course from a value standpoint and would play it again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful setting, but not much more

I came to Portland on a family vacation and booked a tee time at Rose City mostly because of its proximity to our lodgings. The area nearby and the golf course itself are really beautiful and the layout of the course is very nice. I thought that the pricing was a little high when I booked--especially since the price did not include a cart--but it was my first time to play in the area so I didn't really know how it compared to others nearby. After having played there once, I think I would look for another place to play before booking at Rose City again. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU RENT CLUBS FROM THE PRO SHOP!!!! I'm still aghast at how poor the quality of the clubs were that my playing partner and I were given--the sets didn't match and were terribly old and poor quality, both sets were missing clubs, and one of us was given a women's driver, not to mention the fact that they quoted me one price by email, then charged me more when I arrived. It didn't even look like they had been cleaned and, if I had had any option, I would have refused to play with them.

Though the course was beautiful, the conditions were average at best. The greens were in decent shape, but played very slow and it was obvious that many players on the course didn't bother to fix ball marks, etc. The fairways were reasonably good, but nothing to write home about. The most annoying thing was that a marshal followed us for the first three holes, even though no one was waiting on us, then stopped us to give us a lesson on how to play faster. But, by the the time we reached the 7th hole, there was a HUGE backup and the marshal was nowhere to be seen.

All in all, considering this was a "Hot Deal," it was a pretty expensive round for a course of this quality. Best thing about Rose City? The beer selection! We had a wonderful time enjoying the great weather and relaxing, but I doubt I'll play there again.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

The Old Course

Rose City is the oldest course in Portland. One of the best kept secrets in Portland golf. Oopps, now I did it. I may have opened a can of worms by saying this.
The trees here but can be treacherous, but this is what I love about this course. You can be in the trees but still have a decent shot to save par on most holes. Obviously its best to stay out of the trees and keep the ball in play.
I love the new water feature between 10 and 11. It adds more drama to those holes and makes you think about your tee shots. Again, keep the ball in play and avoid the hazards.
The greens were in great shape and as always the ball does not break as much as you may think.
I will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Rose City Wednesday

Course was in great shape and the value on Golf Now ($17) was fabulous...a bit slow and backed up for the first 5 holes...called the clubhouse to get a marshall out to help...better after he did his job.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good for hackers

Had a great day. Were not pushed at all the whole day.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Weekdays

The Course is in great condition and the pace was speedy. Thanks for a good day RC.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Interesting layout and well maintained

Every time I play here I'm surprised how much I like this course. Fairways and greens were in great shape. Good risk/reward choices on several holes. Nice walking course. Well worth the time and money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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