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Whispering Firs Golf Club
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Whispering Firs Golf Club is one of two courses operated by Joint Base Lewis McChord. The other course, Eagles Pride, is located southwest of Whispering Firs. Designed by Bob Baldock in 1962, Whispering Firs opened on what was then McChord Air Force Base and later became part of Joint Base Lewis McChord. Though it's a military golf course, it's open to the public but don't forget to check in with security at the visitor's center. The layout features well manicured fairways lined with mature trees and challenging rough. The small greens demand accuracy and are made even more difficult with strategically placed bunkers framing the edges. There are some tough doglegs that require conservative play, and water hazards come into play as well. Whispering Firs Golf Club will test a variety of skills but it's not an overly punishing course. Players of all skill levels will be able to enjoy a round here.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6646 yards | 71.8 | 122 |
| White | 72 | 6345 yards | 70.5 | 119 |
| Red (W) | 73 | 5818 yards | 73.3 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.5/128 | 328 | 426 | 520 | 529 | 166 | 468 | 402 | 200 | 369 | 3408 | 363 | 531 | 194 | 441 | 346 | 178 | 352 | 417 | 531 | 3353 | 6761 |
| White M: 71.5/126 W: 77.4/131 | 314 | 412 | 505 | 505 | 157 | 438 | 380 | 191 | 356 | 3258 | 348 | 512 | 152 | 402 | 338 | 162 | 340 | 379 | 472 | 3105 | 6363 |
| Gold M: 67.8/119 W: 72.5/121 | 304 | 305 | 497 | 456 | 136 | 322 | 348 | 158 | 305 | 2831 | 338 | 448 | 145 | 392 | 331 | 152 | 335 | 322 | 459 | 2922 | 5753 |
| Red M: 66.7/117 W: 71.5/119 | 293 | 301 | 434 | 429 | 131 | 313 | 343 | 154 | 300 | 2698 | 332 | 442 | 138 | 388 | 327 | 147 | 326 | 316 | 450 | 2866 | 5564 |
| Handicap | 15 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
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Fairway on 10th hole. Photo submitted by u863605894 on 09/20/2025
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Photo submitted by golfinglimey on 09/13/2021
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1st Tee Photo submitted by NicholasInSeattle on 08/02/2016
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My round Photo submitted by NicholasInSeattle on 08/02/2016
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Hole#5, Par 3 Photo submitted by u00000726914 on 10/30/2013
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Tight Fairways!!!! Photo submitted by stanfordbstallings on 04/03/2013
A little disappointing
Grass is a little thin or missing in many places in the fairway and rough. Not counting the par 3's, half the holes are dogleg lefts; one to the right. Carts are worn out. Greens are pretty good, just slow.
Golf Day
Great day on the course with 2 friends. The only complaint was the sands traps with not much sand . Hardly any in several.
Friendly staff
The staff at Whispering Firs were very helpful. They were having an issue with their POS system and adapted to allow me to pay in a timely manner. The staff at the restaurant were also very engaged and made allowances to allow me to move to the head of the line as I was at the turn!! Great service ove all!!
A Serene Visit With Nature
A peaceful stroll through the towering firs. And sometimes amongst them. The course was in pretty good shape. The hardest holes are the extreme doglegs. One or two we’re almost U-Turns. I don’t know if the firs were whispering, but I think I heard them laughing at me a few times.
Great value!!
Overall the course was in great condition. The staff was friendly and helpful!
The greens were a little rough and need to be rolled. Other than that, it was a good value for the round.
Greens
The putting green was not in good condition, greens were slower than normal
greens
Lots of tree debris, very bumpy and inconsistent. Price should have reflected that.
Fur Ball
The greens were in absolute horrid condition , fairways and rough hadn’t been touched in at least a week and we didn’t even have any rain. The grass had grown a 1/4” over the edges of the cups they have been there so long. They need to get their $#!+ together…place is in the worst shape I’ve seen in 20 years. Oh and all the bunkers except on #5 are dust and what feels like concrete.
Maintenance
This course is in serious need of maintenance. Lots of divots, dead areas, mole hills, etc. The greens are in serious need of care as well. First step for the superintendent, look at the mower blades. Lots of uneven cuts on the greens. Second step, throw down some seed. Over seed if need be. There’s a lot of divot and dead areas of the course that could be just saturated in seed and given time to repair and heal. Also, last gripe… please put out the tee markers for the blue tees, and ensure the tee markers are on a level surface of the tee box. Lots of uneven lies on the tee boxes. Poor maintenance equals poor pace of play.
Spring in NW
This time of year, you get what you get. Very sandy greens recently top dressed. Wet spots and mud in places. Tee markers all very forward. A lot of this is just early April golf in the northwest
Course played in just over 4 hours. Pleasant but even by spring standards some rough conditions in places. Greens very erratic on speed.
This course would benefit from a facelift. Not a remodel but....trim back some limbs, remove a few trees, add some more drainage, refill the bunkers with this stuff called sand.
Great course
Lived here for over 13 years and never made it to this course before. Big fairways. Long holes and a great layout. I will be back with a group again. Plan time for the visitor pass stop as it takes about 10-15 minutes - may be longer if you have multiple people to check in as visitors to the base.
Enjoyable course.
Enjoyable course. Nice pace of play. Challenging. Nice mix of hole layouts. Especially like hole #11.
