Chambers Bay

Tacoma, Washington

A stunning and unique modern links on Puget Sound

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Famously, many pros did not care for Chambers Bay when they played the 2015 US Open there. Ignore them. This is flat out one of the most scenic, wild and fun courses you can play in America. Elements of Chambers Bay feel distinctly British. Yet, it’s a brawny brute that climbs – and falls – some truly massive hills, giving it a unique feel for a links course. There are huge dunes, extensive waste areas and even an active rail line bordering several holes. This is such a wonderful modern American take on a classic links course, and it’s a total bucket list experience.

Expert Reviews

The bottom line is that Chambers Bay is flat out one of the most fun courses in the world, and a fantastic example of links golf – which is tough to come by in the United States.

Breaking Eighty

Those who happen to come to the course on a clear, sunny day might leave with the understandable feeling that Chambers Bay is golf nirvana

The Hackers Paradise

Each hole yields the opportunity for a perfect golf photograph. Views of the Puget Sound and dramatic hillsides abound on all eighteen holes, and the links-style mounding creates stunning contrast to the otherwise rolling fairways and greens. Wisco Golf Addict

Chambers Bay is one of the few places that tests every part of your golf game while making you smile the entire time. Amateur Golf

Every once in awhile you lace up your golf shoes and step onto a special golf course. You know it the instant you get there. There is something about the views, the environment, and most importantly the feel that tips you off to know you are in for an extraordinary experience. That is exactly what happened to me when I descended from the streets of University Place below to the links of Chambers Bay.

Golf Course Gurus

Pure links golf — nothing could better describe this incredible track that is breeze-swept off the bay and has only one tree. Sand is a common denominator, and jagged-cut-edged bunkers are everywhere, helping provided a centuries-old look to a golf course less than 10 years old. Detroit Free Press

It feels more like a British Open venue than a U.S. Open site with its dunes, waste areas and mounds and slopes around the greens. When you add in unpredictable weather and winds and occasional click-clacking trains rolling by, it seems more British Isles than Washington State isles. Golf Travel Guru

The eye candy commences at the first hole, a par-4 that shares a fairway with the 18th a la St. Andrews, amid 50-foot dunes. Golf Magazine

It was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jnr and is actually a pretty true model of the old-fashioned links courses of Britain and Ireland. Set on the Puget Sound, it’s certainly much closer to the pure form of coastal golf than many other courses in the US which claim to be links-like.

Top 100 Golf Courses

After…the 465-yard, par-4 5th the course began to reveal its nature — holes that look crazy difficult from the tee box are amazingly playable…. PNW Golf Review

Puget Sound golfers enjoy one of America’s most unique golf venues, a rolling, rollicking time machine with an unbeatable view, to boot. It’s more Ardglass than Augusta, with country-club conditioning replaced by firm, fast fairways and long, wild grasses; crisp pines and colorful azaleas replaced by a single tree, Lone Fir, which stands sentinel behind the iconic 15th green, backdropped by Puget Sound and, in the distance, the peaks of the Olympic Mountains.

Cascade Golfer

This course would be impressive anywhere, but putting it on Puget Sound is what moves it into rarefied air…If you’re looking for an unforgettable, bucket list golf experience, Chambers Bay is it. It has everything you can ask for – jaw dropping views, memorable holes, and enough amenities to round out a perfect day of golf. Plugged In Golf

Chambers Bay meshes seamlessly with its surrounds, although it was completely manufactured with over 1.5 million cubic feet of earth moved…The raw and rustic look of Chambers Bay in its present form is the culmination of skillful earth moving and agronomy. The Walking Golfer

Rankings

World

 

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United States

#24 (Public Courses)

Golf Digest

 

#98

Golf Magazine

Washington

#1 (Public Courses)

Cascade Golfer

 

#1 (Public Courses)

Golf Magazine

 

#1 (Public Courses)

Golf Week

 

#2

Top 100 Golf Courses

 

#2

Golf Digest

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What To Know

Yardage & Tees
When to Play
Chambers Bay is open year round, weather permitting. 

April through September are the drier months in Tacoma, where Chambers Bay is located. Being in the Pacific Northwest, expect the fall, winter and spring to be wet but mild. Any time you can get on Chambers Bay should be great, but expect more sun, less rain and better views during May through August.

 

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Greens Fees
 Chambers Bay’s rates are not available online at this time. But you can generally find tee times for under $100 during the off-season, with rates approaching $300 at peak times during the summer.

If you want to see if Chambers Bay has reposted their rates yet, go here. 

Visitor Tee Times
Visitors may play Chambers Bay seven days a week.

Book a tee time.

Rentals & Caddies
Caddies are available and the rate is to be negotiated with the caddie. Chambers Bay recommends a rate of $100 per bag. Chambers Bay also offers “Group Caddies,” who stay with you, do not carry bags and offers advice on greens and yardage, and tends the pin. Chambers Bay recommends a rate of $40-$50 for Group Caddies.

Book a caddie by calling (253) 552-4869 or by completing the form here.

Golf clubs are available to rent for $55. This fee includes two sleeves of balls. The clubs are Taylor Made Reserve clubs ahead of time by calling (253) 460-4653 x5 or by completing the form here.

Pull carts are available and included with your greens fee.

Golf carts are only available to those with permanent disabilities. Carts require prior approval and you must be accompanied by a caddie. Learn more here.

Getting There
Address:

6320 Grandview Dr W, University Place, WA 98467

Nearest Airport:

Sea-Tac (32 miles / 45 minutes)

Other Airports:

Portland (137 miles / 2 hours 30 minutes) 

 

Practice Facilities
Chambers Bay has two practice facilities. The warm-up range by the 1st and 10th tees includes a full driving range with putting and chipping areas. Balls are complimentary with your greens fee.
Other Things To Know
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Year built: 2007

Architects: Robert Trent Jones III

Stay and Play: Chambers Bay has a fantastic Stay and Play deal package with The Home Course and Gold Mountain. See details here. They have a few other packages too, which can be viewed here.

Course guide: View Chambers Bay helpful hole-by-hole course guide here.

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