Weather for the upcoming week is not promising, but the golf course still offers a welcome respite for those for a quick escape because of coronavirus restrictions.
The good news? There are options in the Portland-metro area for public play.
The bad news? Not every Portland-area public course is open. That is particularly true in Clark County in Washington, where Gov. Jay Inslee has said golf courses are not essential to public health. Lewis River in Woodland was open as of Friday afternoon, hoping to get more clarity on the decision from the governor’s office.
All courses have social distancing policies in place. Most have removed benches, trash cans, ball washers and sand trap rakes. Power carts are single-riders, except in the case of family members. The cups on most greens are raised in order to minimize touching of flagsticks.
Most courses are encouraging online payment to avoid handling of cards and money.
Here is a rundown of Portland-area public courses and their current availability:
Broadmoor Golf Course (Portland): Closed until April 1.
Charbonneau Golf Club (Wilsonville): Course is open, driving range closed. Credit card payment only.
Claremont Golf Course (Portland): Course open, clubhouse and pro shop closed. Payments over the phone only. Open to public from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Colwood Golf Course (Portland): Closed until April 1.
Eastmoreland Golf Course (Portland): Course and driving range open for play. Clubhouse closed. Pay at the window next to the driving range. Online payment, or credit and debit cards only.
Glendoveer Golf Course (Portland): Course and driving range open. Driving range stalls reduced by half. Credit card payment for greens fees only.
Greenlea Golf Course (Boring): Re-opening Saturday for play. Power carts limited to the first 15 rentals of the day. Prefer customers pay online, but will take payments at the pro shop.
Gresham Golf Course (Gresham): Course and driving range are open. Payments by credit/debit card or cash.
Heron Lakes Golf Course (Portland): Closed until April 1.
King City Golf Course (King City): Closed until further notice.
Langdon Farms Golf Club (Aurora): Course and driving range are open.
Lake Oswego Public Course (Lake Oswego): closed until further notice
Meriwether Golf Club (Hillsboro): Currently closed, though the course website says it will reopen this weekend. However, we called the course to attempt to confirm and no one answered.
Mountain View Golf Course (Boring): Course and driving range are open. No more than three people in the pro shop at any time. Course is encouraging customers to pay online.
Oregon City Golf Club (Oregon City): Course, clubhouse and driving range are open. Payments by credit/debit card or cash.
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (North Plains): Course, driving range and pro shop are open. Encouraging online payments, would prefer not to take cash payment.
RedTail Golf Course (Beaverton): Course and driving range are open, pro shop is closed. Payments are taken near the front door, card or cash.
Rose City Golf Course (Portland): Closed until March 30.
Sah-Hah-Lee Golf Course (Clackamas): Course and driving range are open, pro shop closed. Pay for greens fees through west side window of pro shop. No rental clubs.
Sandelie Golf Course (West Linn): Course is open. Pro shop closed, payment taken at the window. Credit/debit card and cash accepted.
Stone Creek Golf Club (Oregon City): Closed until further notice.
Summerfield Golf Course (Tigard): Course open. Pro shop open only for check-in and purchase of items essential to playing.
The Children’s Course (Gladstone): Closed until further notice.
The Reserve Vineyard & Golf Club (Aloha): Course open, driving range closed. Walking only on course, as there are no power cart rentals. Clubhouse closed except for one person per group to check in.
Wildwood Golf Course (Portland): Course open, driving range closed. No cash payments.
--Nick Daschel | ndaschel@oregonian.com | @nickdaschel
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