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4.4
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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Value
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Layout
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Pace
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Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
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 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is beautiful with great new clubhouse. That stated, too many trees and narrow fairways!!

Unless you can really control your ball with every shot this course is very challenging and frustrating. Great shape and beautiful spot, but wouldn't recommend for golfers who spray the ball a bit.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is slipping greatly!!

The clubhouse is nice, the pro shop is small and needs more of a selection of golf balls. We all don't use Titleist. I have golfed this course several times a year for the past 5yrs and with the new ownership, new problems. The marshals drive around and do nothing, they are very unfriendly and worthless. I recently played a round on July 3rd, great weather, great day for golf. There was a foursome two groups a head that slowed the entire course down, took 5 1/2hrs to complete our round. We asked the "marshal " several times to do something and he could have cared less. The halfway house was closed and there was no drink cart out until 1pm (we teed off at 1030) . Sadly this has become an everyday occurence lately. The dress code also seems to have disappeared. We saw several people wearing jeans and cutoffs. Sadly it seems new ownership has hurt this once great course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun and challenging course.

High heat predictions caused most golfers to stay home. So lucky for me, the course was deserted. Finished the round in a little over 2 hours! Fairways and greens were in excellent condition, and the new clubhouse is great. Highly recommended!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging course that is well maintained.

The new clubhouse is beautiful. Course conditions were very good. Pace of play (Friday - full course) was good. The course is very pretty. Marshalls kept things moving and were very friendly as were the starters. Clubhouse food is really good - great selections.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course, but watch that back 9

After 6 holes I was playing one of the best rounds of my life, however by the time I finished I felt like I went through a meat grinder. This is a truly beautiful course that I felt got progressively harder. The back 9 was a real challenge, but I'll be back. The only negative was the club house prices;way too high!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

nice course... terrible pace of play

Course is really nice; great mix of holes. The most disappointing thing was the pace of play. No starter and the first twosome took five hours to play, which of course backed everyone else up. Pace did pick up on the back 9.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging Greens

Great course hidden in the trees. Verry easy to get to once you go over the 20 minute ferry ride, they have a shuttle waiting for you if you call ahead. The course was well maintained and pretty difficult, definetely a good challenge and I will go again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pick up pace of play. Course is in excellent condition. Beautiful clubhouse!

Pace of play was slow, no Marshall's on this day. Course is in great condition! Beautiful new clubhouse.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

White Horse is one of our favorite courses on the Olympic Peninsula

Thank you to the guys in the pro shop for fitting us in, after we had problems with our Tee Time Reservations..on Fathers' Day Too! We love the new club house, the course in challenging and fun with such a beautiful setting. Can't wait to play it again. Thank you for a great Fathers' Day of Golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Perfect conditions, new clubhouse, fast greens.

Heard great things about White Horse and took my dad out for Father's Day. The course exceeded expectations in every aspect. The clubhouse is brand new and the restaurant has excellent food, the fairways and greens were excellent and the course is challenging, but not impossible. It challenges the great golfers and If beginners play forward it can be enjoyed there as well.

Everything was in pristine shape and the course was worth the drive. My only flaw on the day was it was the same day as a "Hackers Tournament". I don't know if it was charity, club, or just friends putting on a tourney but it made for a slow 18 holes. It's not the courses fault for putting on all skill level tourneys, but it should be posted on golf now that a tournament is happening because it definitely slowed our rate of play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Better than expected

This was my groups first time here since they finished the new clubhouse. The clubhouse was really nice, plenty of amenities and the post round drink/appetizer was good too.

The course was in perfect condition. When we were last here, late summer last year, the greens were nearly impossible to stick. Land the ball on the front of the green with a wedge and watching it roll off the back. However this time through the greens were fair, albeit fast and no issues with balls uncontrollably rolling off after a good shot.

The fairways were green and well kept. The sand, players be warned is Puget Sound beach sound, which can get concrete(ish) after rain, meaning you have little choice but to pick the ball. We were lucky with the weather and the sand was playing as fluffy as it can.

We will be back for another round at some point this year. The only reason we won't play here on a regular basis is the cost of the ferry ride.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course is very well mainted, and very pretty. A little tough to walk due to the elevation changes.

This is a walk in the woods, quiet and serene , interrupted 18 times by beautiful hard, slick, and undulating greens. If you have not played Whitehorse, go now, do not hesitate.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great greens

Still waiting for the putting green to open, but real nice pro shop, excellent cart trails and carts. A good challenging course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

good time

from the time you drive up you will be inspired by the beauty of this golf course. it makes you think before you swing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

VERY CHALLENGING

IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE FAIRWAY THE ROUGH WILL MAKE IT HARD TO MAKE PAR. GREENS VERY SMOOTH BUT HARD TO READ.EVERY HOLE UNIQUE.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

The greens are in great shape after being sanded. .

The new club house has a nice bar, dining area and patio that overlooks the 18th green and pond.
The parking lots are all paved ...no more gravel!

This course is almost a must for a cart as there are a few long walks on holes 3,7,8,9 and 15, but carts are per person.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Over all the course is in great shape!

Like I said the course is in great shape (Championship course) the green were just punched & the sand was a little too coarse!!! They needed to use a little finer sand so the put would still run true....

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

challenging and enjoyable

always a pleasure to play. greens had just been punched and sanded so putting was a bit rough but not too bad.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

A challenging course with some very unique hole.

This course was quite fun, a little more challenging than most courses in Washington. Tree lined fairways that you will loose a few balls if your tee shots are not some what accurate. The shapes were very interesting, and we were quite often hitting blind and could not see the green from the tee-box, but they have a second scorecard with some great advice about where to hit each shot. Not a flat green out there either, lots of curve and break. They have a very nice driving range as well....GRASS! Yes, grass. I love that I get to warm up hitting off grass instead of the mats. Ill be going back this summer without question!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Very fun yet challenging course

Highly recommended to play.
Great course in wonderful condition.
Nice fairways, Challenging greens, Great cust service
And a great deal for the price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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