West Seattle Golf Course occupies a hillside site in the Delridge neighborhood of Seattle, offering views across the city and Puget Sound. H. Chandler Egan designed the course in 1940, bringing his characteristic strategic sensibility to a municipal layout that serves as one of Seattle's public golf options. Egan, who had previously redesigned Pebble Beach and designed Eugene Country Club among other notable works, created an 18-hole course that works with the property's natural elevation changes and wooded character. The routing moves across rolling terrain with significant grade variation, requiring golfers to navigate uphill and downhill shots throughout the round. Douglas firs and other native vegetation frame many holes, while the elevation provides occasional glimpses of the surrounding urban and natural landscape. The design incorporates the slope and contour of the land rather than extensive earthmoving, typical of municipal projects from this era. As a city-owned facility, West Seattle serves a broad cross-section of Seattle golfers and visitors seeking accessible public golf. The course operates year-round in the Pacific Northwest climate, with conditions varying seasonally. Its location within Seattle proper makes it a convenient option for residents, and its Egan pedigree gives it a place in the region's golf architecture history, even as it functions primarily as a neighborhood municipal course rather than a destination layout.