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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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Pushing the golf season
The air is warmer but the ground is still very wet and very recently sanded! There is fresh sand on the fairways and greens. A rolling putt of 15 feet collected an 1/8 of sand around the equator and came to a halt. Getting ready for spring I’m sure and for as much rain as we get , this place is still one of the best to play this time of the year. Give it a bit to allow the sand to settle in.
Can't beat it for an affordable fast weekday round
I love being out a Rose City on the weekdays. There might be a handful of other groups out on the entire course. I played through one 3some, but otherwise felt I had the entire course to myself. A great place to work on ones game. I squeezed a 3 hour 18 holes in during a long lunch break.
Some of the greens aren't perfect, there is some areas off the fairways where recent storms knocked debris off trees that wasn't completely cleaned up yet. Overall though this is a great round of golf for a very affordable price. The layout of the course is excellent, and a good use of the land available. Challenging but accessible.
Not Bad!!
Not bad, considering the rain we've had. I wasn't expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised to see that it wasn't near as muddy as I had anticipated. The greens were slow, but that pretty much goes with winter golf.
Good conditions considering the season
Surprisingly good conditions considering how much rain we have had recently. The new greens on 9 and 18 are quite nice but we're quite a bit faster than the old greens on other holles.
Greens are nappy and a bit lumpy in places
Balls don’t roll true so putting is off. Everything else is as expected with the wet and cold season.
Slooow greens
I've played Rose City for 40 years so I know it. If the city parks dept and the greens crew could just do a little more. Like roll, top dress, and cut the greens, it would enhance the playability of the course. Instead every foot print, uncut greens that you have to pound the ball to hole, takes all fun out of play. Please before the rainy season makes this wonderful course unplayable.
Nice starter
I booked two person different time
But my friend and I played same time
The starter was trying to play together
I really appreciate her
Greer course
Booked a last minute walking T time , glad I did!
Played a 3.5 hr round which was a nice pace, greens in great condition, fairways as well. Couple of hole you can tell the grounds guys are working on. Overall great course worth the $
Course conditions
The course had just been aerated and was wet from morning precipitation. As a result, sand and dirt clung to the ball and affected the speed and roll of the ball.
Perfect deal for Oct golf
Got a great deal on 9 holes for less than $20, the greens were under repair so putting was tough with all the sand, but the rest of the course was in beautiful shape. Really liked how the trees framed each hole but weren't so dense that you couldn't get out if you're off the fairway.
Terrible greens!
The greens were terrible on 10/6/22. I've played on a lot of newly aerated greens and these were by far, the worst of the worst. There was excessive sand in some areas while 1/2" holes were left unfilled in others. While the city courses are among the highest priced courses, they also seem to have the worst maintenance in my opinion. During the aeration period, less than ideal green conditions are to be expected, but these were way beyond that. Having said that, I do like the course and I would recommend it at any other time.
Really Poor condition
Poor condition and very slow greens. Muni course so expectations are low but the tee sheet is full with $50 rounds. I know they are making way more money than they did 3 years ago yet the course is in much worse condition. Bummer.
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