The journey to Ellensburg Golf Club begins at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), roughly two hours east across the Cascade Range via Interstate 90. The drive is a study in dramatic transition - climbing through dense evergreen forests and alpine passes before descending into the wide, golden expanse of the Kittitas Valley, where the landscape opens into high desert punctuated by sagebrush and distant ridgelines. As you enter Ellensburg itself, a historic ranching and university town, the route softens into tree-lined residential streets that lead to the club's welcoming grounds, where the dry air and big sky announce your arrival in the heart of Central Washington.