Thanks Mike
From a thread on best nine hole courses:
Jason Way,
I am most of my way through playing all of the golf courses in Oregon, twenty left. One 9 hole course highly thought of, Elkhorn Valley, was expanded to 18 and lost its coolness. I have referenced before a few good nine hole courses -worth your time and effort if you are in the vicinity..
a. Cedar Bend Golf Links (John Zoller) is near Gold Beach on the southern Oregon coast. Small streams in the valley, with a cedar covered hillside. Both the hillside and the streams play a big factor on its best holes, 1,6,7 with perched greens atop shaved slopes. Balls are recoverable.The 4th is a par 3 with tees shots vectored south and west. The greens are big enough that each has two flags, for the out and in 9s.
b. Country View(Scott McKinney), near the Idaho border at Ontario is a family built course over unproductive farmland. They had no experience in golf, read a book about how to construct a golf course, said we can do that and set sail. Outside of a tight, iffy tee shot from the back tees it is a very good basic course with true, fast greens. Good design, strategy,the 5th and 6th are the best as they run capishly along and across the edge of the elevated property, thus the view
c. Crestview GC, aka Crestview Hills, is in Waldport on the central Oregon Coast. It was revitalized by Dan Hixson (Wine Valley) a few years ago. There are some drainage issue on 1&2, probably related to the housing east of the course. The heart of the course is 4,5,6. Four is a probably downhill par 3 hole fronted by a lake. It looks vicious, especially with a wind, but last year, three players in succession aced it. The 5th is a reachable par 4, slight dogleg left with jungle left,6 is a semiblind uphill par 3 with a spined green. Nine is a uphill par 3 which plays less than its yardage because, well,it is shorter than the listed yardage. That leaves you long, which is the wrong place to be.
d. Olalla Valley GC (Matthew Gruber) is near Toledo on the central Oregon coast. After driving along a winding narrow road you come to the course, which continues winding. The opening hole is okay, a mid length 4, which only becomes dangerous if you become away of the road and OB left, and the sinuous Olalla Creek on the right. They both beckon as sirens and unless you are straight that day, welcome equitable stroke control. I think a gentle fade is best, as I found out on the 4th shot from the tee. The second looks like it should play the same, but the hole opens up to the draw. The 5th is a par five dogleg right that demands a draw so the hard left to right slope doesn't end up in the darn creek. 6 and 7 go up the hill, and up the hill. Local knowledge or a trusty cart sent out on scouting mission are vital. Drop shot 8, The straight finisher would be easy except for the crossing stream (ball not recoverable) in the landing area. The sum result, if you are an 8, playing against an 8 from Olalla Valley, simplify things by just emptying your wallet on the first tee, but still play because its 6000 yds. are very worth it.
Laurelwood thread: http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,37129.msg1547640.html#msg1547640 Pineway thread:
http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,65036.msg1550373.html#msg1550373