The hardest golf courses in University Place, Washington
The hardest 18-hole golf courses within about 25 miles of University Place, Washington, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 8 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Also covers Tacoma and Fircrest.
Washington National Golf Club
Auburn, WA, USASlope rating 143, 75.5 course rating, Husky tees, 7,304 yds
PublicJohn Fought & Orrin Vincent
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.1Facilities
- Putting area
- Slow greens
- Walkable
Chambers Bay Golf Club
University Place, WA, USASlope rating 139, 75.6 course rating, Navy tees, 7,165 yds
PublicRobert Trent Jones, Jr.
- 4.4Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 3.9Value
- 4.9Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
The views you get because of the routing are unparalleled. It forces you to play such a wide variety of shots & each hole is distinctly memorable. #10 is my favourite hole on the course, the hole is a crescendo of increasingly narrow fairway up to an arena green with punishing bunkers surrounding.
Written by
@Nol
- Must play
- Views
- By water
Olympic
Gold Mountain Golf Club
Bremerton, WA, USASlope rating 139, 74.8 course rating, Pro tees, 7,179 yds
PublicJohn Harbottle III
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
- Views
- Strategic
- Walkable
The Home Course
DuPont, WA, USASlope rating 138, 76.4 course rating, Dynamite tees, 7,424 yds
PublicMike Asmundson
- 3.8Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.3Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Fircrest Golf Club
Fircrest, WA, USASlope rating 133, 72.3 course rating, Black tees, 6,685 yds
PrivateA. Vernon Macan & Vernon Macan
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
Really enjoyed this course a West Coast Golden Age designed by AV McCann. Great terrain interesting holes very hilly be a tough but not impossible walk.
Written by
@GRaleigh 77
- Driving range
- Must play
- Grass range
Tacoma Country & Golf Club
Tacoma, WA, USA
Slope rating 130, 73.4 course rating, Black tees, 6,906 yds
(Cascade) Gold Mountain Golf Club
Bremerton, WA, USA
Slope rating 125, 73.0 course rating, Pro tees, 6,775 yds
Foster Golf Links
Tukwila, WA, USA
Slope rating 101, 62.8 course rating, Blue tees, 4,804 yds
How we rank
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of University Place, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Washington National Golf Club is #1 on Course Vaults in and around University Place, Washington at Slope 143 (75.5 course rating · Husky tees · 7,304 yds). 8 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of University Place, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
Slope rating is the USGA measure of how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer, from 55 to 155 (113 is average). Course rating is the expected score for a scratch golfer from the same tees.
Yes. It includes qualifying courses within about 25 miles of University Place, not only courses whose address is in the city.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 3:53 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
