Seaside at Seaside Golf Club

Seaside Golf Club occupies a compact parcel in the northern Oregon coastal town of Seaside, designed by H. Chandler Egan and opened in 1921. Egan, an accomplished amateur golfer and architect who also designed Pebble Beach Golf Links, created this layout on relatively flat terrain bordered by the Necanicum River. The course measures modest by modern standards, reflecting both its era and the constraints of its urban setting, with nine holes that many members play twice for a full round.

The routing makes efficient use of limited acreage, with holes playing through stands of shore pine and along the river's edge. The design emphasizes strategic placement over length, with small, subtly contoured greens that reward accurate approach play. Several holes require carries over water or wetland areas, and the prevailing coastal winds add variability to club selection and shot-making throughout the year.

Seaside functions as an accessible municipal facility, serving both locals and visitors to this popular beach town. The course provides a straightforward test of golf in a setting shaped by the Pacific Northwest's maritime climate, where morning fog and afternoon breezes are common. While it lacks the dramatic oceanfront terrain of courses farther south along the Oregon coast, Seaside represents an example of early twentieth-century design adapted to the practical realities of a small coastal community, offering golf within walking distance of the town's commercial center and beachfront.