Heron Lakes Golf Club - Great Blue Course

Pro shop is full of great, helpful people. Courses always in good shape even in bad weather

First time playing at heron lakes. Took advantage of a slow work day and a very favorable golf now hot deal to "sneak out" on a Tuesday afternoon.

The course was ours for the afternoon. Did not see anyone else on it the entire time. Enjoyed the front 9 more than the back 9, but the the weather might have had a part in that as it worsened over the last hour and a half.

The course was easy to walk, as there are not many hilly areas. It reminds me more of a traditional links style course. I enjoyed a good number of the holes on the front 9 and found the view on most to be fairly scenic. The back 9 seemed a tad more difficult, and as the rain kept pouring down things started to get a bit more sloppy.

I was impressed that I did see course maintenance works blowing leafs out of bunkers and the fairway. I had played over the prior weekend where leaves were just everywhere, and it made finding your ball extremely difficult.

They have an area for some short game practice. I warmed up a little bit there, but only until my playing partner arrived. They had a driving range as well.

The main building with pro shop and clubhouse appears adequate, although its not anything spectacular. Generally the people in the pro shop were friendly.

I look forward to trying the other course they have in the near future.

Course was in excellent condition with lots of fun challenges. Plenty of bunkers, water and rolling greens, but very fair.
Our top rated course for the greater Portland public courses.
Many opportunities for a beautiful view of Mt Hood on a clear day. Take your camera!

Played this course as part of a buddies trip with my brothers to Portland. We were very excited about playing this course as the layout looks fun and challenging. The front nine was ok, pace of play was great, under two hours, the only real issue we had on the front was the course is right next to Portland International Speedway that had races or time trials going on. The noise was super loud and ruined what I would consider a enjoyable 9 holes of golf. On the back nine, things went from bad to worse as pace of play became unbearable. When we hit hole 9 we ended up waiting about 10 minutes to tee off. From there on out, we waited to hit every shot and every hole the wait got a little longer to the point that we had 4 groups playing (or trying to play) the same hole. Course conditions were ok but not fantastic. For the price we paid I think there are better values to be had. We played two other courses over the weekend that were the same price but far superior in every way. I get the impression that the owners of this course are trying to squeeze every nickel they can out of this property at the expense of pace of play. I would not play there again.

Ok I had a deal for a 18 holes at 4.30. First, they were no one for 10 minutes but the guy didn't let us go. Then, it was not written on the condition but we were paired with 2 other people & since they played bad, we lost a lot of time. We decided to go ahead alone later but got stuck quickly by the group in front. Awesome. Basecally, it has been impossible to make the 18 holes, barely 15. It would have been ok if we werent constantly harrased by rangers. At the start, then later on, checking who you are and how much delay you have. First time ever!! Hated the management. The course on itself is nice but really not for beginners, because of a lot of bunkers and water features.

The Great Blue is a challenging but fun course. The fairways and greens were in great condition. The only negative was the pace of play. They had no marshall out and the foursome in front of us was very slow. We teed off at 3:26 we did not get done until after 8.There was some groups behind us who were not going to be able to finish because of the group in front. They had at least two hole open in front of them. Despite the slow play it was a great day.

It was 102 degrees when we teed off on Great Blue. The course was in okay shape. It was somewhat brown and a little beat up. The greens were in good shape though but rolling a little slow. it was a quick round due to little play on such a hot day. Staff was nice and the practice facilities are always good.

Well maintained course offering good combinarion of challenge and reward for well placed shoots.

If you've played the Great Blue you know it provides a challenging links-style round of golf. Early summer weather in June found the course in very good condition, with greens almost fully recovered from aeration and getting firm. 3pm on a Tuesday afternoon made for a good pace & allowed a quick walking round. Pro Shop was friendly & helpful. Looking forward to retuning many time this summer.

I've played Heron Lakes a few times and never been treated well by the staff. Pitty...the course is fun and would play it more often if the staff weren't in such a hurry to get people away from them. Customer service is dead at Heron Lakes.

Had a great round of Golf and would highly recommend the course. In my case I was glad I had an extra sleeve or two of balls.

The Great Blue course is more challenging than the Greenback course. I would have liked for the sand traps to have a little more sand and raked. Some of the machines used for maintenance had gone through the traps also. Otherwise, the course is in good shape and fun to play.

tees=A fairways=A rough=B sand=B greens=B+ nice variety... good conditions

Too bad it was rainy yesterday but the course is in good shape and the green were really rolling nice.

Great value and greens are great, good challenge for any golfer and appreciate the variety of holes.

Pace of play was terrible.
3-4 groups waiting on some holes.

Lush vegetation and water = very scenic. Course and greens in good condition.

Great drainage the day after heavy rain. The ball did not plug or get muddy at all.

We booked a 4-some on GolfNow for a 3:30 tee-time for $15/person!! Given how well this course drains and the pristine condition of the greens, Heron Lakes is by far the best round for your money in the North Portland area!!

Usually, one can expect a little slower pace of play on city courses, it seems. But, my last outing was terrible! S-L-O-W play two groups ahead and REAL S-L-O-W pace for the group in front of us. I know it's early in the season, but "practicing" with 6 swings before every shot, then crawling back to the bag or cart, ,only to stop and look for balls in the water or trees, is a bit much! Doubt I'll play The Great Blue again! As for the course---if you're going to have "sand traps", you might want to buy some sand to put in them!