Manzanita Golf Course

Manzanita Golf Course occupies a distinctive setting along Oregon's north coast, where the town of Manzanita sits between Nehalem Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Designed by Ted Erickson and opened in the late 1980s, the course reflects the architect's regional work during that period, creating golf layouts that work with the natural terrain of the Pacific Northwest. The nine-hole course plays through coastal landscape characterized by shore pines, native grasses, and the kind of windswept vegetation typical of this stretch of the Oregon coast. The routing takes advantage of the area's modest elevation changes and natural drainage patterns. Players encounter holes that move through corridors of coastal forest and more open areas where the maritime climate influences conditions throughout the year. The course serves both visitors to this small coastal community and local residents, functioning as an accessible public facility in a region where golf options are limited compared to more populated areas of the state. Manzanita represents the kind of straightforward coastal golf found in smaller Oregon beach towns—unpretentious layouts that prioritize playability and connection to the surrounding landscape over length or championship ambitions. The course fits naturally into the community's character as a quiet coastal destination, offering golf that complements rather than dominates the experience of visiting this part of Tillamook County's coastline.