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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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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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“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 GregRomanoff on 10/23/2020
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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 Cliff5417169 on 08/18/2015
TBHGC,,, all in all it's a fun track.
Played on July 9th, haven't had much rain lately so the course is drying out and firming up. The greens are in nice shape though, they're being watered regularly. I may rate this place a little higher than most as I am "Heron Faithful." You don't have to be a bomber to play here but the course does require a variety of shots to score well. The grounds keeping staff have been working hard to care for the course and surrounding property. Some of the work will improve playability and some is more astetic. The grass of the fairways and rough may be different than other courses, it has more of a golf course in a public park feel. Get out and play,
Cart Shortage
The golf course was overall in decent shape except for some standing water on some of the greens and the sand traps needed some attention. What was really surprising was their shortage of golf carts which I was informed by the youth at the clubhouse, was normal. He told me that they were usually out of carts by 7:00AM. I noticed they had a storage building where they housed at least 2 dozen more golf carts which were inoperable for one reason or another. Would have been a different experience if they would have managed their cart repair a little better.
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Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing us.
Limited golf carts!
They have been out of golf carts for a couple weeks now, due to mechanical issues. I would suggest to phone ahead to make sure they have one for you.
Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing us.
Hi, hongxie. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Blue Heron Golf Course!
Bring your bug spray
I’m not expecting August national and I realize there’s nothing really that can be done about the mosquitos, but not a good course.
I lost my ball in the middle of the fairway/rough. The tee boxes are not well maintained and some of the greens are patchy.
The mosquitos absolutely SWARM you on hole 4. If you don’t have a few layers of bug spray on, you will be miserable for days.
The staff at the pro shop and restaurant are always friendly, along with the groundskeeper. I know they’re trying the best with what they have.
I understand they’re probably limited what they can do as the course is probably under water most of the time, but it’s not fun.
Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing us.
Hello, u000006796416. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Blue Heron Golf Course.
Thank you for reviewing us, we see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Blue Heron Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.
gregwhitman, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Blue Heron Golf Course.
Way overpriced
This is genuinely the worst course I have ever played. There were only discernible fairways on maybe half of the par 4 and 5s. The rough was so long that we lost multiple golf balls that were just off from center. The tee boxes weren’t taken care of and some of the greens were in poor shape as well.
This would be fine, if the price was reasonable. $50 for a round at this course is absolute robbery. I would say a round at this course is worth about $20 max.
The staff was friendly but that’s about the only good thing that can be said
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Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.
We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.
We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Hello u314162010090. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Blue Heron Golf Course!
Good place to play in summer
The condition is pretty good now comparing some better rated course.
Hello, u314162010090. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Blue Heron Golf Course. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!
18 at carnation
I’ve been playing this course for 35 years. It keeps getting better. Back in the day it was a fun low budget course but the winters just beat it up so bad that they couldn’t keep up. New owners with money came in and turned things around. A new clubhouse with a nice deck for outside seating and a restaurant that serves good food. The only issue is it’s location and the fact that not enough people come out to play. If there was a little more play revenue would increase and then they could mow and roll as needed. On Tuesday it was good but the greens and fairways needed more maintenance. Slow greens and longish fairways. Not pure but a fun track with nice views .
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, we are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Blue Heron Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Fun course!
I was greeted by the front desk a very nice welcome! My wife and I had a great time unfortunately didn’t get to take a vantage of the beautiful deck and have a beer!
Hello, u314164067312. 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.
Hello, AdelJ. Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing Blue Heron Golf Course.
Hi, RG5201858F7EE265A53. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Blue Heron Golf Course!
Course in terrible conditions
Tee boxes beat up, fairways and rough were uncut. Greens were in terrible condition, crabgrass on them with lots of holes on the green.
Hello, Brendandauria17. Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing Blue Heron Golf Course.
Better than last time
I’m going to say that this time was a better experience. Someone replied to my last review stating that I was being rude to the staffs, and it wasn’t me. The person replying to me wasn’t even have the courtesy to show the name. Don’t assume it because of the name.
I would thank the Blue Heron for replying to my review. I just wanted state the miscommunication part. That’s all.
Hello, Sivieng. 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.
Lovely Staff But This Course Needs Work
I've played Blue Heron 3 times, and while it's "passable", it's certainly not well kept. On most holes it's almost impossible to find your ball even on the fairway! They do not maintain the grass very well, there is always very thick grass. If you're not on the fairway, finding your ball is almost impossible. When it's wet you will not get your ball out of the rough. Pin placement on the greens is usually very frustrating, your putts will be very difficult with a lot of break.
The staff is so incredibly nice, it's a shame the course just isn't worth the frustration. Beautiful location with lovely scenery including wildlife. That being said, the frustration of looking for my ball for 10 minutes after every shot will keep me from going back.
Hello,Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.
We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.
We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Great place to learn how to golf
This continues to be a little gem of golf. Where you can practice all phases of the game. I teed off at 6:40 AM on a Sunday there was only one other person there to play. You can walk In Peace in the beautiful trees, fairways, and greens. This will be my main practice golf course to keep my swings in the best shape possible. The staff is always friendly and accommodating. The fairways and rough are not always in the best condition, but the round of 18 will keep your mind and body exercised.
Hi, JohnSeattle76! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Blue Heron Golf Course!
Hi. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing our course.
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Thanks so much for your wonderful review, Clifford7195090. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Blue Heron Golf Course!