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Blue Heron Golf Course
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About
Blue Heron Golf Course, formerly known as Carnation Golf Course, first opened in 1967 but underwent a major renovation, in addition to the name change, after it was bought in 2011. Located in the Snoqualmie Valley, the course would occasionally be overrun by the Snoqualmie River but thanks to improved drainage and irrigation features added in the renovation, the course is able to drain remarkably fast. At just a few yards shy of 6,000 yards, Blue Heron G.C. is on the shorter side but that is no indication of its level of difficulty. Golfers will face a variety of challenges including an abundance of bunkers strategically placed throughout. One of the toughest holes is the par-5 17th, which is a blind tee shot where a long iron might come in more handy than a driver.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Blue | 72 | 5940 yards | 67.9 | 113 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 5940 yards | 73.6 | 123 |
| White | 72 | 5454 yards | 65.7 | 109 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5454 yards | 70.9 | 120 |
| Red | 72 | 4555 yards | 61.9 | 98 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4555 yards | 65.6 | 106 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 68.9/117 W: 75.0/131 | 322 | 170 | 409 | 196 | 320 | 325 | 498 | 151 | 505 | 2896 | 491 | 339 | 458 | 243 | 354 | 151 | 387 | 463 | 329 | 3215 | 6111 |
| Blue/White M: 67.0/110 W: 72.6/124 | 322 | 142 | 393 | 142 | 320 | 325 | 436 | 151 | 445 | 2676 | 461 | 339 | 397 | 202 | 354 | 151 | 372 | 429 | 300 | 3005 | 5681 |
| White M: 66.3/106 W: 71.2/122 | 288 | 142 | 393 | 142 | 265 | 307 | 436 | 114 | 445 | 2532 | 461 | 327 | 397 | 202 | 337 | 131 | 372 | 429 | 300 | 2956 | 5488 |
| White/Red M: 63.3/100 W: 68.0/115 | 274 | 142 | 315 | 142 | 265 | 307 | 378 | 114 | 380 | 2317 | 400 | 223 | 340 | 202 | 337 | 131 | 267 | 391 | 278 | 2569 | 4886 |
| Red M: 62.6/98 W: 66.8/111 | 274 | 122 | 315 | 113 | 229 | 258 | 378 | 102 | 380 | 2171 | 400 | 223 | 340 | 159 | 326 | 104 | 267 | 391 | 278 | 2488 | 4659 |
| Handicap | 11 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 16 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
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Bar, Grill, RestaurantAccolades
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2016 #7)
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this is a typical green Photo submitted by u314160491576 on 09/03/2024
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Photo submitted by QTBRWJciUUdJhTPcEF2P on 08/19/2024
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Photo submitted by duncanrhack on 08/10/2024
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“Greens” Photo submitted by mwonks on 08/07/2024
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Photo submitted by BigEStein on 04/21/2024
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Photo submitted by BigEStein on 04/21/2024
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Photo submitted by u314159403530 on 08/28/2023
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Photo submitted by peter2023 on 07/28/2023
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Photo submitted by peter2023 on 07/28/2023
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Photo submitted by jackalan1 on 06/09/2023
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Photo submitted by jackalan1 on 06/09/2023
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Photo submitted by u000004002745 on 05/21/2022
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Photo submitted by GregRomanoff on 10/23/2020
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Photo submitted by u000005694710 on 02/26/2020
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Photo submitted by u000005694710 on 02/26/2020
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#9 Photo submitted by u000005694710 on 02/24/2020
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Nice Photo submitted by u000005694710 on 02/24/2020
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Beautiful day. Photo submitted by u000005694710 on 02/24/2020
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Photo submitted by u000005694710 on 02/24/2020
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Photo submitted by Cliff5417169 on 08/18/2015
Hi hyunsook99. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Do you have any recommendations for us to implement to improve for your next round? Thanks for visiting Blue Heron Golf Course. We hope to see you again in the future.
Country Course
The Blue Heron is a very decent course considering their challenges with weather (occasional flooding). Very fair pricing. Lowest of courses in the valley.
Only grass driving range of the 4 golf courses in the valley.
The grounds staff pulls off miracles to keep course in as best condition possible.
Ownership cares a great deal about the course, restaurant and bar.
Employees are friendly.
Highly recommend for 2 or 4 some.
Idea course to hold a tournament. Small or large group.
Poor Course Maintenance
Range is torn up , I used to come out here a lot to practice but the grass is very torn up and not taken care of compared to what it used to be.
I realize it's winter, but the conditions on this course are poor compared to other courses in the area. The Tee Boxes look unkempt , uneven ground, huge chunks of grass ripped out, and mushy. Greens look scared and damaged. Leaves all over the place and doesn't look like they make any effort to clean those up.
It really doesn't even look like they are trying to maintain anything except the restaurant.
Hi shotgunlebowski. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Blue Heron Golf Course. We hope to see you again in the future.
Much Improved; A Pleasant Surprise
Used to play here years ago when it was the old Carnation golf Course. Now it's the Blue Heron and it is a good public course that we found maintained well and priced very well. It's a great course for beginners with a low-key feeling and yet also offers plenty of challenge for low handicapped players. We were glad we gave it a try and will be adding it to our places to play in the future.
Thank you for your kind words. We are so pleased to read you have added us to your list of places to play! We cannot wait to welcome you back!
It is a basic course for a basic price
This is not the best maintained course, but it is good value for the money. The people are friendly and I enjoy playing there.
Thanks so much for coming out to our course. We are glad you enjoyed your time, and we hope to see you back again soon!
Best kept secret in Seattle
The Blue Heron is under new ownership since 2012 which has rebuild the club house and offers premium food and drink. Best "Filet Mignon" in Seattle!. Best public golf course club house in Seattle with large outdoor deck for dining. The course track is one of my favorites in the Seattle area and quit challenging from the tips. Course maintenance by Superintendent Bill Schnieder is fantastic! A must play!
Thank you for your great compliments! We love our Filet Mignon as well, you'll have to come back again soon and try another one of our favorite dishes. We look forward to welcoming you back again very soon!
Sand
Get ready for hitting your drives off sand and rough. Not sure you call them tee boxes. Won't be back.
Hello, Cory206. Thanks for the review. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Blue Heron Golf Course.
Hello, macdaddy59. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Thank you for playing Blue Heron Golf Course.
Blue Heron GC - wet but playable
Course was rather rough, i.e. fairways needed mowing. Greens were satisfactory, Tee boxes need attention = lots of bare, chewed up spots. Pace of play was excellent.
We really appreciate your feedback. This is very useful for us to use to make great improvements for our golfers. We hope to see you back here again soon!
Hello Nainoa80. Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us.
Hello, sbatra. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Thank you for visiting us at Blue Heron Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hi, thanks for leaving us a rating! We're glad you enjoyed your time at Blue Heron Golf Course and hope you'll come see us again soon.
Walking
I prefer walking now days and this course is ideal for that style of play. Lots of trees to separate the fairways and fairly good greens. I would play it regularly if it was closer.
Thanks so much for coming out to the course. We wish you were closer to us, but hopefully you'll be back again very soon!
Fairways need to be better condition
Their customer service is exceptional! Friendly staff members won’t disappoint you!
The course layout is ok but fairways need to be improved. For that reason, it’s not really cost effective.
Hi insidemountain. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Blue Heron Golf Course. We hope to see you again in the future.
Thanks for coming out to the course, and we hope to welcome you back again in the future!
Meh
Tee boxes were garbage and sand traps looked like rain forest but I’m sure the China virus has something to do with this. Started this in the rain then it got nice I lost two balls to mud.........next to the greens............
Hello Ahahn1. Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us!
No Change
Every year I try this course once just in the off chance that they have put some money or effort into improving the quality of the course, No changes. The course is still an over rated cow pasture. How they stay open with the fees they charge is a mystery.
Hello, jimbo8154. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We are sorry to hear your experience did not meet your expectations; however, the way you have provided your feedback does not offer us any room to grow or change. We have put a lot of effort into making our course the best we can for our golfers, and we take pride in the quality of our course. We encourage you to update your review to fit a more constructive form so we can use your experience to make changes. Thanks for playing Blue Heron Golf Course.
Dam bursting
We were enjoying our day when an alarm went off and we were asked to evacuate because the dam had burst. We raced out of there after only 7 holes and later found out it was a false alarm
Hello, Rbullock1111. Thank you for visiting us at Blue Heron Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.