If you haven't figured it out by now, this is Sahalee CC, in Sammamish, WA, outside of Seattle, host course of the 1998 PGA Championship. It was designed by Tommy N's favorite ruiner of golf courses in SoCal, Ted Robinson, though Sahalee was 35 years ago, before that period. Rees did do work prior to the '98 PGA. Shown are the North and South 9's, which is the 18 used for tournaments. The other 9 is the East.
Sahalee means "High Heavenly Ground" (in what language, I don't know). For Chip, this is straight from the club's web site.
The club's first head pro was 2 time PGA Champ and "Little Poison", Paul Runyan, who just recently passed.
clue alert:
Vijay Singh ("sing") won the '98 PGA.
"rain" refers to Seattle's famous climate (though not in the summer).
"brewin' " refers to coffee (not beer), Seattle's famous beverage. "Ground" from "High Heavenly Ground" could also be a coffee clue.
The state reference is "I cannot tell a lie", credited to Pres. Washington, though supposedly he never said it.
"windows" and "Gates" refer to nearby Monolith (monopoly?) company, Microsoft.
Here's a few pics:
from their web site:
http://www.sahalee.com