Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort
About Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort
Located a short ferry ride from Seattle on the Kitsap Peninsula, the Clearwater Casino Resort, owned by the Suquamish Tribe, is more than just a waterfront casino. It has the amenities for a wedding, work conference, golf getaway or a relaxing vacation. The 183-room resort features a spa, six restaurants, four bars, an event lawn, indoor zero-entry pool, beach access and the excitement of casino nightlife that offers table games, slots, keno and much more. The tribe purchased the White Horse Golf Course, located 11 miles away in Kingston, in 2010 and made immediate improvements. A new clubhouse was added and local architect John Harbottle brought in to make the course more playable.Facts
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Photo submitted by ZM7tHZcebs9C45cjSM1K on 11/20/2023
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Left it short Photo submitted by jcbmrrs on 03/20/2023
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Photo submitted by u000006317581 on 07/11/2022
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Photo submitted by u000006317581 on 07/11/2022
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Photo submitted by u000006317581 on 07/11/2022
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Photo submitted by gregll on 06/11/2020
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Photo submitted by gregll on 06/11/2020
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Photo submitted by gregll on 06/11/2020
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View of the 18th green from the fairway. Photo submitted by Bisenhart76 on 07/07/2019
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on tee of 9th hole Photo submitted by larryreedy on 06/19/2018
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White Horse GC, Hole 1, Par 4, 391 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 02/05/2017
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White Horse GC, Hole 5, Par 4, 408 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 02/05/2017
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White Horse GC, Hole 9, Par 4, 463 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 02/05/2017
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White Horse GC, Hole 11, Par 4, 354 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 02/05/2017
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White Horse GC, Hole 15, Par 4, 366 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 02/05/2017
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White Horse GC, Hole 18, Par 4, 435 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 02/05/2017
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Me n my buddy Mike. Photo submitted by rockinrod67 on 07/18/2016
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Photo submitted by GCNCT on 07/06/2016
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Photo submitted by gP2c8y3Evu2sWJD on 07/28/2013
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Shot of the 18th hole. Photo submitted by Spencer3502694 on 06/17/2013
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Manicured fairways Photo submitted by Spencer3502694 on 06/17/2013
Staff excellent
It was a cold,windy day but the course was in really nice shape. The staff let us start as soon as we got there which it wasn't very busy on the course.I have been there 2 times before & it's been great every visit.The only thing I don't care for is the hour & 45 minutes drive one way to get there, other than that everything was great but my golfing that day.I will be back soon.
Sandy greens but still pretty fast.....
Used every club in my bag playing from the Blues today.
Fiarways are in great shape for this time of year and give the greens about a week or so to start rolling true.
Looking forward to playing here again when our club comes to visit in mid March.
Nice NW winter golf
Played after heavy rains and a few dry days in a row, course dried out enough to play well. Challenging no matter the conditions.
Can’t wait till drier seasons. Getting back into golf after 20 year break (family and kids do that). This course did not exist when I played way back when.
One of the jewels west of Seattle.
Novice take
I’m not an experienced golfer (only been golfing for about two years. Played in California, Florida and Washington), however i noticed that this course is not ideal if you like to walk the course. There was minimal paths cut out for walking. Otherwise beautiful course.
Great time
Staff was great! Friendly and supportive. Course layout is one of the best in Washington. Considering the rain this area had the past weeks, it played great! I recommend this for all levels of players.
Beautiful course that will hopefully elevate your game!
I've played this course for years. Through high school golf and when I worked there. The grounds crew has done an incredible job making this course the absolute best it could be. Very difficult elevated greens, lots of bunkers and hazards, crafty hole designs that will leave you contemplating if you should go for it or lay up. Definitely worth a play or two, or three. Look for the hot deals though, normal rates are a bit too high in my opinion.
Nice layout and very challenging greens
Course condition was very good and greens were rolling consistently. Very affordable green fee. A little too far driving from Seattle.
White Horse
I've had the opportunity to play this course many times. It is a little hassle having to take the ferry over but the shuttle service is great. The course is always in great shape and they have one of the few grass driving ranges that is in phenomenal shape. The course is challenging from the blue tees and even more difficult from the tips. I've never had a bad experience here and would recommend it as a must play.
Excellent challenge
White Horse is a tough course. Challenging landing areas, undulations, hazards and greens. You will be treated on this well manicured course.
Great Play on a rainy day!
Despite rain all morning I decided to head out and check out White Horse, and I'm glad I did! The course was a lot of fun, even in the rain. Nice wide fairways with just enough slope to make it a challenge. When the rain did let up, the course drained quickly, making for a really nice (and much better scoring) back nine. I'd recommend for sure!
Cartball Course
Golf is a sport, and basketball is a sport. In golf, the physical exercise component of the sport has been minimized by the introduction of golf carts to carry players around. The USGA has stated that if you are riding a cart to play, then you are not playing golf, but something different that perhaps could be called cartball. After the golf cart was introduced, the design of many courses became dependent on the golf cart. White Horse is one such cart ball course. Anyone wanting to walk and play golf should probably avoid While Horse. The day before I played White Horse I played Ocean Shores Country Club in slightly under three hours. I played White Horse in slightly over four hours. That is over an hour of walking concrete paths to connect golf holes. Jack Nicklaus has a famous retort to his wife when she claimed he should walk the mall with her since he walked for a living where he replied that the difference is that he walks on grass for a living. In basketball, you can take the walking and running component out by playing in a wheelchair. Would you choose to play your basketball in a wheelchair?
I have spent most of my life in a rural environment. I see and appreciate what nature provides. I do not appreciate how White Horse is so heavily shaped. I played Discovery Bay Golf Club the day after playing White Horse. Discovery Bay has similar mountain terrain for part of the course, but looks far more natural than the heavily shaped White Horse. I suppose part of the shaping is to mimic the natural dune shapes you find on a links course at the seaside. If so, then it fails noticeably at looking like natural dunes. Old news articles say the course went into foreclosure for $5.7 million dollars. Also, that shapers claiming to be among the best in the world were brought in from Hawaii to do the shaping. Since the most successful courses being built at the time Wild Horse was being built were by Tom Doak, and by the team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, I would suggest they have the best shapers. Wine Valley is another superbly shaped Washington public course that did not have to bring in shapers from Hawaii. In conclusion, Wild Horse is poorly shaped and overly done to be a naturally beautiful golfing environment.
White Horse has a deserved reputation of being difficult. Part of this reputation has to come from parts of the back nine where the terrain is a bit too extreme for good golf, and instead of shaping to ease the extremeness, it was shaped in a fashion that added difficulty. Instead of softening slopes, the slopes appear to have been shaped into more extreme slopes that give more extreme bad bounces.
Golf was developed as a fun past time, and developed that way for a long time. Unfortunately Robert Trent Jones brought on an era of difficulty overruling the fun. At the end of the last century the pendulum began to shift back to fun golf design. It appears that White Horse was built to live in a bygone era.
Really nice
It's a great course with challenging holes but space for forgiveness in the drives. Had a great time!
Fantastic Course condition
White Horse seems to always be in one of the best shapes around. The fairways today were like country club quality.
The greens were rolling perfectly even if they might be a little difficult to read. The overall experience was great and we will definitely be back.
Great Cocrse!
The front 9 is fairly tree-lined. The back nine is much more fun with some wacky short par 4's. They are some I have never played before. You can hit the fairway and still be on a huge slope. There is very little rough, it goes from fairway to long grass native in a hurry. All 18 greens are long and skinny, yes every single green is longer than it is wide. It will test your chipping game. Fun cource, would recommend.
Absolutely beautiful course
This was my first time playing White Horse and I can say that I enjoyed every minute of my time there. The staff is wonderful and the food is phenomenal. I gave pace of play a 3 out of 5 because every hole I had to wait. It may have been the time of day I went, but again, the course is beautiful and I didn’t mind waiting. I got to enjoy the scenery.
Beautiful layout and a great course
Just completed a buddies trip which included The Home Course, Gold Mountain Olympic, Gold Mountain Cascade and White Horse. White Horse was our favorite! It sits on a beautiful piece of land and is very well maintained. There are 5 sets of tees. We chose the white tees and found the course very playable with plenty of challenge. Though there is a good distance between holes, we found this to be a great course for walking... 19,000 steps and 11 flights later.
Why not play white horse....?
I No reason I can think of... price is moderate, course was challenging but well kept, lots twists and turns but nothing too drastic. Food was great hot and quickly done. A+ rated