Top Public Golf Courses in Washington
The top public courses around Washington, ranked by golfers who’ve actually played them — not magazine lists or marketing scores. 25 courses made this list. Anyone can book a tee time, and every course needs a handful of real ratings before it appears. Last refreshed .
9.1Chambers Bay Golf Club
University Place, WA, USA
+93
8.9(Scarecrow Golf Course) Gamble Sands Resort
Brewster, WA, USA
+5
8.7Gamble Sands
Brewster, WA, USA
+19
8.7Wine Valley Golf Club
Walla Walla, WA, USA
+8
8.4Palouse Ridge Golf Club at WSU
Pullman, WA, USA
+1
8.2Desert Canyon Golf Resort
Orondo, WA, USA
+2
8.1(Quicksands) Gamble Sands
Brewster, WA, USA
8.1(Olympic) Gold Mountain Golf Club
Bremerton, WA, USA
+16
7.7The Home Course
DuPont, WA, USA
+11
7.7Salish Cliffs Golf Club
Shelton, WA, USA
+2
7.6(Prospector) Suncadia Resort
Cle Elum, WA, USA+2
7.5(Cascade) Gold Mountain Golf Club
Bremerton, WA, USA
+4
7.4(Rope Rider) Suncadia Resort
Cle Elum, WA, USA+2
7.3Indian Canyon Golf Course
Spokane, WA, USA
- 7.1
(Coal Creek) Golf Club at Newcastle
Newcastle, WA, USA
+3 
6.6Washington National Golf Club
Auburn, WA, USA
+4
6.6(China Creek) Golf Club at Newcastle
Newcastle, WA, USA
+1
6.6Harbour Pointe Golf Club
Mukilteo, WA, USA
+2
6.5West Seattle Golf Course
Seattle, WA, USA+9
6.1Mount Si Golf Course
Snoqualmie, WA, USA
6.0Echo Falls Country Club
Snohomish, WA, USA+3
5.9(Eagle's Talon) Willows Run Golf Club
Redmond, WA, USA+1
5.7The Golf Club at Redmond Ridge
Redmond, WA, USA+2
5.6Bellevue Municipal Golf Club
Bellevue, WA, USA+4
5.5(Championship 18) Jefferson Park Golf Club
Seattle, WA, USA+3
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. State pages include public golf courses across Washington. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
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Common questions about public course rankings in Washington.
The top public golf courses in Washington on Course Vaults are led by Chambers Bay with a Course Vaults score of 9.1. This page ranks 25 courses, including Chambers Bay, Scarecrow Golf Course, Sands.
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. State pages include public golf courses across Washington. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Washington list ranks public golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, public or guest-friendly courses, and at least 5 explicit ratings).
Chambers Bay is currently #1 among public courses in Washington on Course Vaults at 9.1 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Aug 10, 2026, 9:47 PM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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