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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 7179 yards
Slope 139
Rating 74.8

Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Washington offers two championship courses, the Olympic and Cascade, both of which are known as two of the best public courses in the greater Seattle area. The Olympic Course is the more challenging of the two with more hills and water hazards. Dramatically sculpted from the thick Pacific Northwest forest, the driving corridors are surprisingly generous. Towering evergreens line the fairways and there are significant elevation changes throughout, making it a complete workout to walk the course. The layout's most challenging element is the undulating greens, which are often guarded by bunkers and mounding. The final four holes are the most memorable featuring a combination of water, trees, and stunning views. The final hole on the Olympic Course is a drivable par 4 that is the perfect finish to your round.

Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways Annual Bluegrass
Greens Annual Bluegrass
Golf Season Year round
Architect John Harbottle III (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Catering, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.9
257 Reviews (257)
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Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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First Time Playing

Challenging

The green speed was very inconsistent. Overall the was a very challenging course that was fun to play.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 62
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

While we're young!

Love the Olympic Course, but Gold Mountain has slipped several notches since Scott Alexander departed. A 5 1/4 hour round was ridiculous even on a Saturday afternoon. Were all the marshals working the Bremerton City Am on the Cascade course?

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Old Mountain

This was a beautiful golf course. Conditions were great. Bring your camera. There are numerous signature holes. Only negative was pace of play was below average, but you probably won't care

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Amazing Muni!!!!!

A friend and I played both the Olympic and Cascade courses and it was an awesome 36 holes of golf. This is easily one of the top 5 municipal courses in the U.S. and the absolute best value (via golfnow.com) for anything of this high quality.

The landscape, views, flora, and fauna were nothing short of spectacular... at least when we played.

Cheers

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Wet but great!

Paired up with 3 course regulars. Great guys and helpful. Rained for 11of 18 holes. Course in excellent shape and handled the rain well. Plays long, recommend playing down a tee. Tough walk.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Memorial Day Weekend

Staff is amazing at Gold Mtn, and the course is in excellent shape. My only comment would be that maybe the starters could remind people to fix their ball marks on the greens, I repaired 5-7/hole just waiting for my turn to putt on each green.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Scenic pristine course

We have played Golf Mt. Cascade Course many times, but accidentally booked the Olympic Course this time. At first we were a little intimidated, knowing that this course is more difficult and used for tournaments. But once on the course, we found it was in excellent condition and not as scary as we thought it would be. It was not crowded at all and the tall green trees and the snow-capped mountains and the sunny weather made for a pleasant day (if not a low-scoring one). The fairways are very narrow in places and some holes seemed long, but all in all if you can hit relatively straight and are a good putter, you will do well. Practice your putting before you go; green are a bit tricky. Enjoy!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great layout! Greens could have been better.

Course plays very long for the yardage. Very scenic, and fun to play. THE ROUGH IS VERY SEVERE!!!
May be too tough for an average player? A players golf course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

An awesome day of golf

After a few holes, it is obvious why it is rated the #2 municipal course in the country. The weather was also perfect, which added to the great experience. It is hilly, though, so if you are walking, it is quite a workout (e.g. climb up a 3-story hill to get from the 18th. green back to the clubhouse).

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good day

Went out for a relaxing day with a friend. Got paired up with another twosome- nice guys. Course was great but pace of play on back nine was slow. Ended up playing a five hour round but with the sun and beautiful course was not a big deal.

Conditions Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Course

Do not let the pace of play scare you we were behind a collegiate championship and had to play a little slower then usual ( one time occurrence). Love this course and would play it every day if it were not so far.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Washington favorite

One of my favorite courses in Washington ! The Olympic course is a great challenging layout , and always in good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 62
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

What a great 18 holes

My third time playing this course over the last 5 years and the first time I played well. Even as wet as the month has been, at the end of play I had no mud or grass on my shoes. The fairways were wonderful and the greens just a perfect roll. The bunkers are still a bit wet but you can get out.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A day in the sun

The course was in real good shape .You can tell the crew there takes pride in their work
I found the coarse to be challenging enough to make it enjoyable

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Olympic Course

Very challenging with Tee's that will accommodate all levels of golfers. With tree lined fairways accuracy is a must to score well. The greens are true but difficult and will make you look twice at a couple of puts. Suggest you ride as there are of couple of hills you will not want to walk up and the distance between green and tees. Great practice facilities so I would recommend getting there a little early to take advantage of the practice range, Hot Dogs are pretty good also.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Walked

Pleasantly surprised

I've played the Olympic course many times, but this outing was during a record rainy March. Once on the 1st fairway, i couldn't believe how firm things were... overall course conditions were marvelous!.

Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

It was rainy but the course was beautiful

Will definitely be going back. My new fav course. Every hole was something new. Worth every penny. Drinks we good too.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

FUN COURSE!

This course was so fun - many interesting features. Loved the hole that had only a lake as its fairway, followed by a lovely sand trap, then the green. No rain on the front nine; got soaked on the back nine. But no snow!! Nice pro-shop. Great place for golf lessons too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 768
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Golf Advisor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Pure muni gold at Gold Mountain's Olympic course in Washington state

I didn't give Gold Mountain's Olympic course a five-star rating for being one of the best courses in the country. It gets five-star marks for being one of the two or three best values in the country. I've played it twice, and the mark of a great course is wanting to play it again and again. It's a fun routing with challenge and beauty. John Harbottle III, who recently passed away, used the site's elevation changes to create fantastic holes. The massive evergreens and pines give each hole its own secluded feel.
The 81st U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship in 2006 helped mold an already good course into an even better one. The USGA flip-flopped the nines, setting up one of the most distinct finishes in top tournament golf, a drivable par 4 that can play anywhere from 271 to 325 yards depending on the tee selection. From an elevated tee, players must take on five bunkers and a pond to reach the green. It's a thrilling end to any day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Amazing Deal for Top of the Line Course

What a fabulous day of golf we had and for only about 23 dollars!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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