Classic Golf Club

This was my first time playing the course since they cut down the trees and I really liked it. I've heard mixed reviews about the tree removal and that the course has lost its character, but that's not the case. The course is still great, and still poses its challenges. The fairways and greens were in great shape despite the wetter weather we've been having. The bunkers, on the other hand, need to be fluffed up a bit. The lies are tight and the sand was firm, which made for some challenging greenside bunker shots. All and all, I like the new look and I'll definitely return.

Course is in bad condition. Everything is old and rundown. I would not play here again for free.

The front nine is decent. The back nine was significantly less so.

The greens are very small and are awkwardly shaped. Portions of multiple greens were no wider than 6-10 paces and yet, pins were still tucked in these locations.

Small greens provide a tough challenge as it is, but some of the mounding and frequently elevated greens made getting on the putting surface exceedingly difficult to the point of being unfair in many places.

The greens themselves were in nice shape and rolled well. No complaints about the surfaces themselves.

Leave this course with my dad and my brother in law at first they didn't want me to pick any more courses cuz I thought it looked a lot nicer online than what it was but there was just a windstorm in Washington so that could have been why I'm from California so they do get the Washington experience of golfing in the rain discourse is a difficult course kinda because there are a lot of sand trap Sandhills couldn't really drive the cart on the course they told us but the staff was super friendly the first guy that was there was amazing and then later on in the day there was some other kid there who was very unfriendly with the first guy that helped us was the best

The only positive thing I can say about the course is that the greens were in excellent condition. Other than that I felt the the fairways and rough were in poor condition with a quite a few bare spots. Also they had cut down alot of the evergreen trees lining the fairways so the course has lost alot of its ambieance for me.

The challenge that we had was that we played this course in August, and it was really dry. The pin placements were really tough coming off of the basically tight lies in the fairway due to the lack of water.

Still enjoyed the course, but it will be a course that I play next time in early June, when it is not so dead.

This was my first trip out to the Classic. I'd heard a lot about it from the locals since I moved to Tacoma. All the rumors were true. This course was fantastic. It was beautiful, well kept, played at a good pace and an overall good value.

I heard about how many trees there were and how narrow the fairways were... not the case. Apparently when I played it was shortly after the course had gone through a MAJOR tree removal. I could still see the stumps and mounds of woodchips. I was paired with a threesome that had all experienced the course several times and the general consensus was that while the tree removal was major it was done tastefully and did not subtract from the beauty of the course. They said it is somewhat more forgiving now, but still on the challenging side.

The layout was very interesting with plenty of sand, water and a good amount of undulation. The greens were well kept and the pins were well guarded. There were houses on the course but they didn't encroach too much.

We teed off early and it was a week day, but the pace of play was excellent. We clocked in at just under four hours.

Overall I would recommend this course to anybody. Even if you're not local, it's worth the drive. I'm even considering joining the RMG club and making this my home course.

Course is in GREAT condition, especially the greens. First time playing since cutting down the majority of the douglas firs. While it's nice to be able to other fairways I miss the woodsy feeling. It also opens up some of the narrow tee areas and makes it easier to find a ball hit into the trees that are left, which will help the pace of play.

too many tree's gone. That picture that golf now has on it's website is false advertisement. I used to love that course. Im glad i only paid 22 bucks cause if it was more i would have left. I could not warm up, the people in the proshop didn't want to fix ball machine so that i could give them more money. the greens were very inconsistent. It's not worth time/money/gas.

Must be the time of year but the fairways were dry even though the have been irrigating. For an out of town person the most disappointing part was the rental clubs. They provided me a set of 10 year old Titlest clubs. Greens were in good shape. Also they have cut down so many trees between the fairways that the tree don't come into play on most holes, another disappointment.

Fairways and greens were in excellent condition. With the number of trees that were removed, the course was more forgiving. Enjoyed the round.

Other than being treated like I didn't belong there, it was a pretty good day. We got there 10 minutes before our 6:30 AM tee time, and rather than trying to get us out on the course, the guy in the pro shop, thought it would be better to try and bash me for my debit card being declined. (When I checked my acct balance, I noticed that my info was stolen and all of my cards were maxed out!) Of course at 6:30 AM, there's no way for me to know that, especially on a Sunday when the banks are closed...
I returned after our round, just to kinda rub my 76 in his face a lil, but, he was nowhere to be found.
I wouldn't let one person decide how I like the course though. I've played here a few times, and, although Ryan (Moore) is taking the trees out and making his courses less difficult, it's still a challenging and fun course. I'll play from the tips next time around, maybe even ask the shop guy if he wants to wager a lil bit. ;)

I thought I got a good deal through the golf now web site, but the pace of play was probably the slowest round I've ever played. After 4 hours I couldn't take it any more and left after playing only 13 holes. The course was un-marshalled and there was a group of 6 golfers playing in front of us that had at least a 2 hole gap in front of them of no golfers after 9 holes. On top of that we were playing in 90+ degree heat with no access to water and no beverage cart service.

The course plays different now as they took out 1800 trees. The greens were in very good shape overall and the fairways were also good. In the past, fairways had wet spots, but now that they cleared a bunch of trees, more light is getting to the fairways and greens and it also allows more forgiveness on shots that are wide of the fairway.

A pretty fun clurse that i thi k could be a great course in the future. They recently cut down a bunch of trees, so there were large piles of mulch everywhere and ground under repair. If these areas were cleaned up it sould greatly increase the visual appeal of the course.

Otherwise I loved he set up and layout of the course. Def technical, not too long. It was pretty dried out, which if the course was watered a bit better it would have made it look much better and improved the condition of play.

I'll play again, but would like to see some better watering, ground cleanup etc

The course as all way was nice and challenging. But they are doing tons of work around the course. Tree removal and grinding. Lots if noise and distractions. We still had a nice round. I would definitely return again.

I've played here twice now and both times have been fantastic. The pace was good, the staff was friendly, and the course was immaculate.

Tee boxes need a lot of attention. The rest of the course was in good shape.

worst corse in washington state, like trying to play golf in a clear cut

Now It's just another course. Lost are the narrow fairways making course management critical. Lost is the feeling of being by yourself on each hole.
Course is in pretty good condition (could use some sand in the traps) but it is truly ugly with the torn up remnants of trees and trunks lining the fairways. I don't know if I will be back with those inflated prices either.