Rose City Golf Course

Of interest, I understand that the clubhouse at Rose City was built during the Depression. It is the oldest Golf Clubhouse in Oregon and on the Historic register. It is a beautiful «centerpiece» of the course and the course itself is challenging (for most people). If all of it were located in another state and exactly as it is I am sure it would cost 2 to 3 times as much to play it.

For the price ($ 37) this course it good. Trees are placed in the right spot to make the course harder. Greens are ok. Overall I would play it again.

Easy to access. Reasonable price. Good maintenance and course design.

This is a well maintained course in a beautiful setting. The staff are always friendly and helpful. I think it should be a couple bucks cheaper but it’s not much more expensive than other comparable courses.

I was surprised at the great shape of the course for the month of March. The greens were a little slow but looked good. Expect them to be much faster in the coming months. The price for a weekday round is outstanding.

I live very close to this course. I call it my «home course.» 18 holes here are all challenging in their own ways. The front 9 are more forgiving so most hackers should be ok. The back 9 are a little more tricky. If you stray too far you will be in the weeds for sure and your score will climb.
The course conditions change dramatically with the seasons. The winter rains keep it moist and muddy, but in the summer with long dry stretches it gets dry and hard. The greens get very fast.
The clubhouse is nice, decent pro shop and good prices on cold beers and food. Wish there was a driving range to warm up at, but oh well, can’t have it all. Glad this is my «home course.»

Best Portland public course. Dry-​as-​can-​be-​hoped-​for conditions in the winter, relatively excellent pace and even better prices. After your round, roll over to Laurelwood for amazing beer and food.

Not bad, i would say a cross between glendoveer and east moreland. Nothing fancy but nice to have in NE. The cost between this place and the others seem a little steep for weekend plus carts and for this price I would almost always prefer heron lakes. The grounds are kept pretty well but it seems as though they could pay a little more attention to fairway maintenance. At times it was hard to tell the fairway and the rough.

Rose City Golf Course sits in a ravine out between 60^th and 80^th in deep NE Portland. It’s a nice spot of green in an otherwise old school residential neighborhood. This municipal golf course is in pretty good shape for, well, a municipal golf courses. Most cities don’t take great care of their courses. But Rose City plays pretty well… even on a sloppy day in the dead of a wet Oregon winter.
Winter weekend rates run something like $ 15 for 9 holes and $ 18 for twilight — play all you can play. Pull cart rental runs you $ 3 for 18 holes and is a seriously good investment on a rainy day. And yes, you can play in the rain — the course drains well. Although you will be slogging it out a bit.
The course is fairly long and hilly. Mostly par 4’s, a couple of 5’s and a couple of short, kinda technical 3’s. As far as hazards go, there is really only one water feature and another sort of marshy area, and then a few bunkers on some of the holes. Most of the natural features that interfere with play are the numerous trees that line the fairways. A few hols sport doglegs and if you’re inconsistent like I am you can find yourself golfing in the woods a lot. Although sometimes it works in your favor — at least once I had a tree knock me back on to the green.
The greens here can be a tad spotty. On at least one or two I felt like I was playing pool at a dive bar — uneven and pockmarked surfaces. But really that just adds some more technical skill to the game, right? vThe hills, especially on the back nine, make this course a nice fun workout if you walk.
Clubhouse has a pro shop, grimy old locker room, hot food café with beer on draught and in cans, and a small area to hang out and maybe even watch a game. You can snag beers here to take out on the course as well.
Definitely a course I’ll be playing often… especially at those cheap rates!

Rose City is a well kept up course smack dab in the middle of Portland. It isn’t too challenging, but it’s far from easy either. The fairways are pretty wide and generous for golfers of all skill levels. Super Twilight is a pretty good deal at $ 13. The back nine is really wide open. Rose City is not the nicest course in the city, but it’s definitely worth the price.

Decent course. Nothing special on the front 9; pretty much back and forth. But there are some cool holes on the back. Course was in decent shape (except for little white flowers all over the place) and the greens were pretty smooth and true. Got a deal on
and it was only $ 33 with a cart on a weekday.
However, I have 1 MAJOR complaint: they do not color code their flags, nor do they supply a pin sheet which indicates the location of the holes on the greens. Some greens have 2 – 3 club difference between the front and back. This makes it very difficult to score well, since you have no idea what distance it is to the hole. When we finished, I asked the guy in the pro shop why they didn’t do anything to signal where the holes are, and he said it would be too much work to change the flag colors every day. WHAT!!! Don’t you change the hole locations every day? When the worker cuts in the new hole, put on the correct flag color, and it is done. Would maybe take 10 extra seconds per hole (which would equal 3 minutes extra work for the entire course), which I don’t think would be asking too much! When I further expressed my disappointment to the guy working in the shop, he said «Just play to the middle of the green». Sorry, some of us like to see how well we can score, and just shooting for the middle of the green doesn’t maximize your performance. Just really stupid idea, and even worse excuses!!!

Our club played a tournament here in October. Hilly and challenging, Rose City Golf Course is a fun track with lots of history. I’ve only played it once so far but definitely plan to return next season. One of the oldest muni courses in Portland, the track features plenty of trees and and a hilly layout that makes it challenging enough for golfers at all skill levels. Rates are very reasonable and everything is well maintained. The course seems to drain well so it may be a good Winter venue too.

The course is design for people who rarely makes mistakes. You need to be a hard-​core golfer to play here, and truly into the game. If you find yourself screaming, «four» perhaps, this may be not be ideal, since the fairway is wide but narrow.
For the price, it’s a fantastic course. The club house is very cute, almost from Snow White’s cottage.
The best thing about this course is the driving range. However, you do need to bring your own balls, but it’s worth it. Plus, you get a nice leisure exercise when you pick up the balls. I go there when the sun sets to play some golf at the range, and accummulate some very nice golf balls at the same time. The driving range is on real grass, a major plus.
It’s been around since the early 1900’s and to have it maintain the way it is currently, I say, great deal.

Great course! Don’t com here expecting Pebble Beach or Sawgrass, it is only a nice, well kept, and basic course. The fairways are wide and pretty flat, which is good for a person like me who seems to ALWAYS slices or hooks the ball; and the greens are big and fairly flat as well. There is not a typical driving range here, it is a BYOB range, and it is free.
The restaurant is nothing special, they have all of the standards: hot dogs, burgers, beer, etc. I usually bring a sack-​lunch and/​or a six-​pack (since I’m cheap).
The cost is the same as East Moreland Golf Course; it isn’t as nice, but at least there is not any goose crap like you will find all over Moreland!

Rose city has a free driving range, just bring your own balls and helmet.
Good coarse, they reworked it a couple years ago, haven’t played it since but keep meaning to, Seems to be a good city run spot. Soil drains good. Clubhouse has hot food and beer, what more does a golfer need?