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527 Reviews (527)
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.5
88.1%
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494 out of 527 reviews
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4.3
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4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.2
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4.4
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4.3
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Layout
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Pace
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4.4
84.0%
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21 out of 25 reviews
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Course Highlights
Whitehorse delivers a genuine challenge through its beautifully conditioned fairways and well-maintained greens that consistently impress recent players. Friendly staff, strong value, and a notably fast pace of play make every round here a rewarding experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7093 yards
Slope 141
Rating 74.7

White Horse Golf Club has one of the toughest courses in the Northwest. Situated on the Kitsap Peninsula, the course is located just five minutes south of the Kingston ferry terminal. The course sits on the Puget Sound between the Olympic and Cascade Mountains, offering panoramic views on every hole. When the Suquamish Tribe bought the club in 2010, one of their top priorities was to make the course more playable. They enlisted John Harbottle for the job, a local architect who has designed several layouts throughout the state. By taking out nearly half of the bunkers, he opened up the greens and made them more approachable. He also widened the fairways and made the landing areas more generous. Since the update, White Horse Golf Club has become one of the most popular on the peninsula.

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Course Details

Year Built 2007
Golf Season Year round
Architect Cynthia Dye McGarey (2007) John Harbottle III (2012)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $17
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.4
527 Reviews (527)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Patio Dining 34
19th Hole Scenic Views 30
Drinks 30
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 46
Undulating Greens 41
Elevation Changes 36
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 38
Locals 32
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 32
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 49
In the 'Burbs 10

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Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Christmas Eve Golf

Course almost to ourselves on Christmas Eve. Weather was exceptional for December. Very Challenging, but fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challanging but fair

This course is a lot of fun to play. It is a challenge but fair to all golfers as long as they know their limits. Play the right tees. It is important to hit fairways and greens and that will only happen from the proper tees. It takes a few times playing it to learn where to hit into the greens as that does make a difference. Tricky greens make it a must to be able to read the greens in order to score.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rolling fairways, deep bunkers and challenging greens make Whitehorse a wonderful golf experience.

Whitehorse was in excellent condition. The greens were pristine for this time of year. Even with all the rain we've had the ball had decent roll on the fairways. This is a challenging course with plenty of bunkers, rough, rolling fairways, and undulating greens to satisfy any golfer.
The staff was outstanding! Welcoming, accommodating and helpful. We can't wait to go back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great greens

first time at Whitehorse, had a great time. The greens were in great shape on the first day of fall. Can't wait to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I think the course needed a starter.

A starter was needed to announce who is on the tee. We had some difficulty getting off the first tee.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

course is getting soft

White golf course is getting softer and mosquito problems got 10+ bites. Proshop should have inform me about mosquitos.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

course was beutiful

fourth time playing this course will play again anytime
well maintained, finally broke 100

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has fast but true greens in excellent shape, really fun challenge...

Fast and true greens that were well maintained and challenging. Picturesque and interesting layout...take a cart for sure. A great experience and wonderful club house and restaurant.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

fun challenge

It kills me at times, but a fun challenge. One of these times I will get the best of the course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A must play every time I'm in the Seattle area.

Just a great course with a friendly staff and a nice practice area. It is a wonderful course to walk but there is some distance between some of the holes. The course runs thru a forest so it has a nice quiet feel. Seeing deer on the fairways and a bald eagle in the sky was a extra treat, Pick the right tees to play or it could be a long day. Very nice greens, firm and fast with some undulations. Coarse gray sand in the bunkers may not be for everyone.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great golf day

I'm glad we didn't walk...very hilly. Great course though.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great use of a dense forest

We were asked to pick up play and keep up with group in front of us which was a twosome and we were a foursome. We played in four hours which is very reasonable. It seems like there was a twilight behind us and they were just trying to get up out of the way. Unfortunate and uncomfortable for us.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful Setting, Challenging Course, especially the greens

Went on the ferry as a 'Walk-On' where the shuttle met the wife and I. New Clubhouse - Nice! Very friendly staff and the course was in great shape. The greens are very difficult - very hard and the speed varied on holes.. the undulations made for tough putting as well. Play got measurably slower on the back side. Great shape even with all the play - tee boxes well maintained too.
Would play here again - beautiful setting and great staff with very challenging holes. I played from the Black tees.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent course & value

Beautiful course. Fairways were exceptionally green but wet. The course was evidentlly well watered as there was standing water in areas, Some ot the tee boxes were very slippery. It was sprinkling butnthis was more water than that could have caused. Even through the wet conditions it was a great round of golf, will gladly play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent, tough course, especially for first-timers.

Wonderful course design, very good condition, with fast, true greens. The design gives the feeling that you are nearly alone on the course. Some blind tee shots add difficulty for the first-timer. Few level lies. Greens are often elevated or depressed from the tee/fairway. To score well, it is important to miss shots in the right place. Take a cart; there are some long rides from green to tee. I would play White Horse again in a heartbeat - and hopefully score better!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course providing a good challenge

The course is beautiful and almost everyone is very friendly (the exception being the guys in the pro shop that act like you are putting them out by being there). The bar and restaurant have good selection, good quality, and very friendly service. The new clubhouse is a great improvement. The practice area is great with real grass on the driving range. Pace of play was very good on my recent visit - this has been a big problem in previous years where a weekend round could easily take 6 hours. There was a starter on the number one tee this time and he did a good job of spacing groups which made the pace of play very good. The sand that they use in their bunkers is poor quality for a course that otherwise seems well groomed - it would be nice if they would get better quality sand for the traps. They also have very few water dispensers on the course and they are equipped with pumps that make getting water unnecessarily difficult - it would be an improvement if they would just use water dispensers that have push-button taps like almost every other course in the world.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging course

I have played this course several times over the last few years, despite removing a great number of bunkers, there are not many flat landing areas. This course is an ideal calling round for GPS allowing for yardages off the tee!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Uneven lies - extra firm greens

Beautiful setting with a new clubhouse overlooking the 18th green. Seldom found a level lie even in the center of the fairways. Uphill, downhill, and side hill was the order of the day. The greens were not particularly fast but the pins this day were not very accessible and unless the ball was falling straight down we could not hold the greens. A good course that requires you bring your best game to score well. I think it will take me a few rounds to manage my way around the course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging and scenic course.

I feel like I stole something after getting the $27 w/ cart deal on a weekend. A bald eagle literally flew across the 18th fairway from the right side, swooped down and tagged a fish in the pond on the left. That bird was bigger than my cart!

Aside from that awesome golf moment, this course was a notch or two more difficult than many other courses in the area. I thought it was a Pete Dye design, but another site said it's his grand daughter's design. Regardless, the greens are incredibly challenging. Bring your "Tiger vision" putting.

Shot shaping and accuracy are required. Bunkers lurk near the fairways on many holes. A few holes require big drivers to even have a chance at par.

If you're looking for a test of golf on a beautiful course in the PNW, play White Horse.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Very challenging, have played many times. They have made some nice upgrades in the last year, new clubhouse and paved the parking area. Well worth the trip!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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