Walla Walla Country Club

Walla Walla Country Club occupies rolling terrain in Washington's Walla Walla Valley, a region known for wheat farming and viticulture in the southeastern corner of the state. The course reflects the work of A.V. Tillinghast, one of American golf architecture's most significant figures from the Golden Age, though the extent and timing of his involvement with this particular layout remains less documented than his major championship venues. Local architect W.W. Baker also contributed to the design, suggesting either a collaborative effort or modifications over time. The routing takes advantage of the natural contours characteristic of the Columbia Plateau's edge country, where the landscape transitions from valley floor to gentle hillsides. The property offers views across agricultural land toward the Blue Mountains to the east. Mature trees frame many holes, providing definition and wind protection in a region where summer heat and occasional breezes shape playing conditions. Walla Walla Country Club serves as the principal private golf facility in a community with deep agricultural roots and a growing reputation for wine production. The club functions as a traditional gathering place for local members, maintaining the social and recreational role typical of country clubs in smaller Western cities. The course provides a regional example of early-to-mid-twentieth-century design principles adapted to the inland Pacific Northwest, where golf architecture developed differently than in the wetter, more forested areas west of the Cascade Range.