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Great Course
Second time playing here. First time pace of play slow because of men foursomes playing like they were on TV and didn't let our twosome of women play through. Second time we zipped around in 3.5 hours thanks to people who realized we may not hit far but we hit straight and move through fast.
I love this course. It is one you could play everyday and find challenge, scenery, and success, I love the challenge of hitting to green on uphill slopes and some are blind. Fairways are generous and course generally plays longer than card. I can't wait to play it in summer when it speeds up!
Spend Your Money Elsewhere
I don’t know which part was the worst, so I’ll start from the beginning of my day:
1) There’s a weird vibe from the staff I interacted with. Their body language and word choice made me feel like I was at a private country club in which no one was glad I was there. You could say they had a very “bro” attitude.
2) Got range balls, and I’d been to the range once before, and the set up is nice, but gets ruined when you look out into the range and it looks like an old swamp that no one has touched in years. It was gross.
3) Upon starting, I asked the Starter there any tips. He told me the course is impossibly hard and I should be happy to break 90. No tips, just that. I’m a 6 handicap, so while he wasn’t too accurate, the “we are better than you and everyone else” vibe I picked up on the clubhouse carried out onto the course.
4) The course has a neat layout, but that is the only positive of the entire place. The actual ground of almost the entire course is a complete waste of my money and time. I get wet courses in December and January, but in April there shouldn’t be any major problems on fairways/within 10 feet of fairways. I admit my white shoes prevent a clean problem, but I left the course with mud caked on my shoes and while never going more than 10 feet off a fairway.
Also, there’s many holes where “the fairway” is not much different than the rough. It showed an extremely poor effort on the course staff to create actual fairways. There should never be a yellow or white flower aka a weed on a fairway, let alone at least 20+ throughout the course.
All in all, spend your money elsewhere. Almost anywhere.
Potential to be great
Layout is great. If this was a private course it would rival best around. Lack of money is probably the killer for greens and overall course maintenance.
Never again !!!!
1. No mention of aeriation until the starter on the first tee Did I mention that they are aeriation the back nine as we are playing the front.
2. Fairways: A complete joke, can’t tell if I was on a golf course or in the backyard. Dandelions everywhere. No difference from fairway to rough.
3. Pace of play, over 2 hours to play 6 holes and that was enough, decided to leave. $36 for this track is pathetic. Go somewhere anywhere else!! I will never play here again!!!
Great course great layout
I was. In Portland in business but was canceled because of COVID I had my clubs and booked a round at Red tail . It’s a classic Northwest course with beautiful mature trees and magnificent use of the natural landscape to form an esthetically pleasing and challenging golf course
Needs some big changes.
First off the staff here for some reason always likes to give off the we are better then you vibe. While they do have some good instructors they could lose the elitist attitude. Do not fall for the one free lesson offered unless you enjoy timeshare style selling tactics. The young ladies they like to hire to work the front are always very courteous, but they also seem to always have a few bro’s who hang around and can be creepy and sometimes rude.
The course itself is much to difficult for the weekend warriors who come out and play due to the location which can make pace of play absolutely brutal. While I know it’s winter and the rain is obvious this course is definitely one of the worst around Portland when it comes to wet conditions and drainage. Even in the fairway your shoes will be sinking in mud and anything outside the fairway is almost unplayable. I would expect to deal with novice golfers who are not yet up on golf etiquette as this is the only place I have witnessed near fights break out due to errant shots and other players picking up someone’s else’s ball.
The one positive I can report is they do offer a great selection of clubs, gear and accessories at very good prices, but would suggest other places for fitting services as Redtail is by far the most expensive club fitters in the state.
Wet and muddy redtail
I really don’t want to bash redtail, because that’s where I went to take golf lessons. Drainage, is what they need. There’s nothing worse than finally hitting fairways, only to find your ball in a muddy swamp.
Local Challenge
The course is within the Portland metro area and can get busy, but there was hardly anyone when we played on a cool fall day. We managed 15 holes in 3 hours. The course seemed in pretty good shape for November. The scenery is nice considering the urban location.
Some of the fairways are a bit narrow, and there are sand traps and water hazards scattered throughout the course. Overall it was a challenging course for this novice golfer.
Disappointed with management
I was charged the normal 9 hole weekend rate by RedTail after booking through gold now for less. They blamed Golfnow stating they have the rates wrong. I let the guy know that the price discrepancy was not my fault and they should honor the rate. They did not. Then I was told to play back nine which I was happy to do. As I am walking up to the tee box, the Starter rolled over and said “You need to let us know at the first tee box before you head out” I politely let him know that there was no one there when I walked by. He didn’t bother to listen and drive off. I have had a similar experience in the past as I have also heard others had. Too bad because the course is pretty nice. Management needs to learn how to display some better customer service. Alex
Great Course for the Price!
Red Tail is a great course to walk with a buddy after work. Got in 18 before dark with a 4pm tee time. Course was in pretty good shape considering the weather that Oregon has been experiencing. Will probably be a new regular course for myself and friends.
Needs maintenance
Course has deteriorated since the remodel 10+ years ago, nice layout but needs some maintenance
Good deal for a muni
This is the closest course to my home so I play here about once a month. The greens are True and roll great, but the fairways, bunkers, and tee boxes need some TLC. I play early in the mornings so pace of play is not an issue (under 4 hour rounds), but if you go out after 9am on a weekend bring supplies for a 5+ hour round. Yes there are better maintained course around the Portland metro area, but for the cost Redtail is a good deal and challenging track.