Tumwater Valley Golf Club

This was my first time at tumwater and I found the staff and facilities to be top notch. The course played fairly easy with lots of forgiveness for errant shots. The par 5s were all reachable and did not have a penalty should you miss going after them. Overall a fun morning of golf. I will be back

As a new golfer, this course provides a challenge and sense of security with open fairways and water never too far away a person can enjoy and learn how to improve their game on this course. I will play this course again.

fairways are punched, green are in great shape, great course close to where we live at a great price.

Cart and lunch. I imagine forecast of rain kept everybody away, but sunshine the whole round and nobody holding up play!

Never played this course until recently. It's been a very wet winter and the course had it's drainage issues. But we weren't overcharged so we didn't complain. Greens were fairly true. Pro shop staff and restaurant employees were all great. Will play again during summer when it's dried out.

Played after a couple of days of rain. Not as wet as in previous years. They had just plugged the greens, and were actually in pretty good condition. Pace of play a little slow, (men).

Course was wet and soggy pools of water in the fairways . I lost four balls in the middle of the fairway due to plugged ball

Greens were good

The Memebership is unbeatable! The Putting and Chipping Area is Pretty good During the Summer, When the Washington Grass isn't sloppy... Great Dinning, Food, and Entertainment!
The course Isn't my favorite, Its pretty long course, For those of us who don't hit very Far. During the Summer it is great, But if it has a Typical Washington weather Rain, The Fairways are Sloppy and take some skill to play on. But Don't have to worry about houses, Unlike most Courses in Washington, Which is a plus!

Man at the desk was super nice and accommodating. Told us which holes needed our attention to hit balls in best position. This later proved to be very helpful. We played just after a wind storm so some branches were on some holes that had not been cleaned up yet. They were on the course taking care of problem. Fairway was a little soft but that was expected. Pace of play was 3 hour and 10 minutes. Just right for walking.

I have played this course a few years ago and was not happy with the condition of this course. The fairways were extremely wet with very poor drainage. The rough was very, very deep, not well kept at all. However, this time it seemed like the course had gone through some major improvements. Seemed well maintained and a nice place to play, plus the great deal from GolfNow made this a great value.

Enjoyable course with a nice mix of holes, especially like the back nine.

Regional High school tournament preceded us resulting in a very slow pace. Course conditions wet with restrictions in place. Cart path golf already. Due to very discounted fees on golfnow we may play one more round here before winter really sets in. Leaves are turning and the views are lovely.

Staff is very friendly and course the right mix of challenges. Will definitely play again and again.

A good walking course for the intermediate golfer. Challenging fairways with areas of trees and water that require good course management. An experienced and friendly staff understand golfers well. A heritage golf course that has matured well.

Jerry S

Although I played this course at the driest time of our year this course was still wet and damp underfoot in too many places.

The greens were soft although some showed signs of burn out by our dry weather... but the course played longer than you would expect due to the wet conditions.

If they water their fairways they water too much.

If the dampness was natural because of the valley condition they need to provide better drainage.

Grounds keeping needs help especially the greens, the staff is great and the overall course is good

Pretty nice course but is showing signs of overplay. The course was packed when I was out there. Some fairways were so chewed up from divot marks that it was not an advantage to hit fairway.

Challenging 18-holes. I would take a look at the course map before playing. There were holes that I had no clue had water(river) on the sides of them.

Overall, Great to play on a summer afternoon and for the cost you can't beat it.

If you want a birdie/eagle opportunity on each hole, then this is the course for you. Depending upon the USGA suggestion of move it forward, a player from the correct tees can score and have fun, even with a mis hit here and there. The other players were cordial and well mannered. This course may be long, have water and sand but is well worth the value for the money if you are there for "fun". I like courses where we can find our ball because the rough is trimmed. Greens are quick and smooth.
Check it out; you could have the time of your life.

Too many on the course at one time. Marshall didn't seem to do anything but drive around. At one time we had Three groups waiting to play on the 16th hole.

The grass is dried up in a lot of areas off the fairway, never thought I'd say this of Tumwater Valley but it looks like it could use some water. The greens are in fair shape, rolling at about a 9 but most greens have bald patches of dead grass around the fringes. As long as your hitting the middle of the greens you won't have to putt through them. The pace of play is decent, my buddy and I just happened to get stuck behind a rather slow threesome on the back nine, other than that everyone was playing at a fair clip.