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Palouse Ridge Golf Club
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Rating: 3.8
Pace of Play
4
Greens
4
Service
4
Value
4
Design/Layout
5
Palouse Ridge opened in August 2008, is Washington State University's home course and was designed by John Harbottle. The course measures 7,335 from the tips, and is routed through rolling terrain with significant elevation changes providing some confounding thoughts on how far you are to the pin. It can be visually intimidating with small landing areas in the fairways, and slight greens built on plateaus. heard they moved 800,000 yds of dirt to create the course, and it shows. There's a 256 yard par 3 which plays uphill which is a little strong, but overall a good blend of holes in a great setting.
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Posted by: DanielleM
Jun 28th, 2010
Washington State University's golf course is awesome. I played 54 holes there yesterday. Elevation changes, water carries, distance carries over 300 yards, 3ft weeds that gobbles golf balls, solid greens that suck on approach, but putt like butter. Full on championship course from the tips 7308yds (75.9/140). I even birdied a 527yd par 5....it had ate 2 of my balls on the first round and 1 on the second...I got my revenge.
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Posted by: JeremyN
Nov 8th, 2009
Tough, tough course, probably because I'm a walker and attempted to walk the course, and will not play here again for that reason alone. Obviously significant elevation change, and I found it just too penal for a course that's part of WSU, definitely not a course for the occasional golfer or student with time on their hands and a high handiocapper. Fairways tend to the narrow side, but landing areas are generous. The native grass deep rough is very dense - do not expect to find your ball. There are some carries over waste areas...but doable. Greens are pretty large and very fair. There are collection areas and aprons near the greens to save an erroant approach. The bunkers are significant and deep, but uniform sand makes them playable. Gorgeous views and those optical illusions which are typical of links-style venues are everywhere.
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Posted by: rogern
Aug 28th, 2008
Only played the course on press day and didn't have my camera, please post a better photo. Great course, fantastic setting, greens a little hard since they're so new
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