Eastmoreland Golf Course

Please add heaters on the bottom level of the range! It would make practicing much more enjoyable during the fall and winter months!

Boy do I love me some golf, especially when you have a half day off from work, wife is working until 5 and the little diva is at daycare… what am I going to do for the rest of the day… golf.
Yeah baby, drove up to Eastmoreland in my hot minivan, go right into the club house. Yeah, golf for one.
I’ve never played on this course. I’ve driven by it on the way home but never played on it. Figured out I give it a try on my half day from work. It’s not a bad looking course. I only played the front nine because that’s all the time I had.
I was paired up with two other people who I thought were really cool. The course for me wasn’t too difficult. But the first eight holes I was playing pretty well.
Than came the 9^th hole. I basically crumbled from there. Drove a ball somewhere into the streets and probably dug a hole due to lack of concertration. Oh, I also overshot the green as well. So my really good half round ended up a disaster at the end.
Yeah, I’m going to be that guy that blames the golf course. It’s the golf courses fault that I played crummy on the 9^th hole. Forget the first eight holes I played really well. Thanks Eastmoreland for making my day miserable, stupid 9^th hole.
Overall, the course is very well maintained. It has good drainage and overally it’s not über tough but not easy as well. There are challanging holes such as one of the par 3 holes where you on elevated tee box. Tough to see the pin, but it was really a nice hole to play.
I’ll come back, avenge the 9^th hole… stupid hole, mess up a good round.

Great course. Beautiful in the morning and at sunset. Staff there has always been welcoming to me. Good affordable lessons. Don’t go left on 17 unless you are in need for a swim. I wish the pace of play was faster. Sometimes on the front 9 it can move at a snails pace during the afternoons. Back 9 seems to move much faster in my opinion. Will continue to come here as its my local course.
Would love it if they installed heaters at the driving range. That’s one upgrade they should think about with the winter weather in Oregon.

Ok guys, I will be honest. I don’t play golf. Playing golf turns me into a scary rage monster. But I went here to caddy for my friends and had an experience and want to share.
The golf course itself seemed lovely. My avid-​golf-​playing friends seemed to like it and there were some fun holes with good distance and water and sand traps and other golf-​like things, etc. The greens were well maintained and the geese were entertaining.
HOWEVER. There was a guy driving around in a golf cart with a yellow «Player Assistance» sign that more or less stalked us the entire time we were out there. My friends made a 4-​some, and I was there to help find wayward balls, hold the flag, carry and hold things, etc. I realize we looked big but we were staying well under the course-​mandated 15-​minute per hole time limit. But Yellow Sign Guy tried to hustle us along no less than 3 times. In one instance he actually slowed us down with a lecture about how to speed up! We were basically waiting for the people in front of us to move the entire time and here was Yellow Sign Guy, creeping right next to us in his golf cart. It was weird.
To top it off, Yellow Sign Guy tried to make small talk with me at the end of our day in the parking lot… after creeping up behind me in the mostly silent golf cart and scaring me silly. I’m sure he is, in reality, a very nice person but I think his «player assistance» tastics might have been a tad aggressive that day.
In conclusion, fine golf course, but maybe don’t make eye contact with the people with yellow signs on their golf carts.

Good beer, good hot dogs. They are not supportive of junior golfers. Made my junior golfer wait 2 hours for tee time while other single adults were worked in ahead of her.

This is a terrific course with the old line design characteristic of courses build at the turn of the last century. Unlike the gimmicky designs of newer courses this course follows the natural contours of the land. Unfortunately I only played the back nine but here is my thoughts on the course.
Tee Boxes and Bunkers: Most are in good shape although a few are beat up. The general conditions are fairly good for a muni.
Fairways: Again in decent shape with some bare areas.
Greens: The greens are perfect. It is hard to believe given the amount of play the course gets that they have greens in pristine condition. The greens all have very subtle breaks which makes putting a challenge. Most of the greens are surprising large.
Layout: Excellent and interesting layout. The 13^th hole is a beast. The drive is visually intimidating with a long drive uphill that you need to draw or at least hit straight favoring the middle left of the fairway. The second shot requires carry over a waste area. The third shot is to a green protect by bunkers on the right and a swale in front. The 17^th par 3 hole is picture perfect. You need to hit the ball about 170 from the tips over a pond. There is a bailout on the right for the faint of heart. This is a fantastic hole. Finally the par 18^th is a long 457 yard hole from the tips. Nice finishing hole. I look forward to playing the course again; seeing the front nine this time.

I have been playing this course for over 30 years and really enjoy the challenge. It has some easy holes sprinkled in though generally speaking, this is a tough course.
The two nines are different from each other.
The front nine starts with the easiest hole on the course, a short and easy par 4. After that, each hole offers a challenge whether it is length, dog legs, mature trees, or bunkers.
The back nine weaves around water and offers some stunning holes and challenges that will test even low handicappers.

I’m a terrible golfer, so I tend to pick golf courses on their beauty and overall enjoyment of play (or enjoyment of riding along while others play and I just coach). On both counts, Eastmoreland is simply my favorite. No matter the season, you just can’t beat it for a comfortable round of golf. Give it a try, you’ll be glad you did.

In the summer this place is premium, on the top deck you can get a beer, sun bathe and enjoy hitting your golf ball farther than you normally would lower to the ground. When we were there the golf clubs’ head flew off and into the grass area of the driving range – and the staff was really great at helping, and having everyone stop hitting, so he could go out there and retrieve them. I really liked this place a lot, and will definitely go back.

Great golf course in a five star location for convenience. The course is challenging and well maintained. The pace of play could be improved but other than that it is always a good time at Eastmoreland. I played it four times in my first week living it Portland and enjoyed each round!

Easily walkable, old Portland course (means plenty of old, humongous trees). A little short and narrow for long hitters… but longer than typical from the forward tees. They have done work on the greens… disease-​free unlike past years. There are some water holes as the back nine wanders around the PDX Rhododendron Garden. Dry in the summer, but It can get mushy once the rains begin.
Definitely a locals course… it was packed on a weekday morning. Keep pace and hopefully you won’t wait too long.
Decent clubhouse… plenty of bathrooms upstairs… the dining room was full with a lot of groups that weren’t there to play golf so it must be good (we didn’t try it). Be wary that the Unilocal map gets you to the course, not quite the clubhouse (second time this has happened). Look for the sign… right after you cross over 99E.
Go play golf!

I like this course. The fact that I live right near it and that with the tons of deciduous trees along the fairways it reminds me of the golf courses in the northeast where I’m from probably colors my perceptions a bit. It’s a solid little course. I like the layout, and it’s not terribly long and/​or hilly. Accuracy and avoiding the trees are the main things to remember here. I like the fact that they have good putting and chipping greens, and a full driving range.

19.00 for 9 on the weekend. not too bad. nice course lots of dog legs on front 9. Decent challenge, goose shit everywhere though and can get soggy in the spring or winter.

Popular course with occasional slow pace. Narrow fairways with danger on the sides make it the most difficult of the Portland 90. Aggressive play can reap rewards. Scenic back nine intertwined with botanical gardens. Watch out for trains!
After your round, drive a half mile north to Hopworks for great outdoor seating on an elevated deck.

This review is for the driving range at Eastmoreland. I have yet to actually golf a round here. But the range itself is decently nice enough. Large buckets are something like $ 9.5 (about $ 1 more than our at Glendoveer), the mats are in decent shape, the pro-​shop is well stocked and the clientele seem respectful enough (not like I’ve ever had a problem with fellow driving range clientele).
The only downside to this driving range is that the top section is open — no cover. So it’s not really usable in the rain. Also, they don’t allow woods on the top level during daytime as it’s too easy to hit over the fence on the right side of the range, which fronts up to one of the holes on the course. But honestly, it’s almost as easy to sky one over the fence from the bottom level as well. In the summer it’s actually kind of nice to have no cover up top so you don’t feel like you’re spending your summer day in some dark driving range, so I guess there’s an upside on that end as well.
Overall since Glendoveer is equidistant from my house I’d probably go there for basic driving range purposes. I don’t have to worry about hitting over the fence and it’s $ 1 cheaper/​bucket. But for quality of facility, more options and a much more complete pro-​shop, Eastmoreland wins hands-​down.

I love this course. It’s beautiful and the crew there always does a nice job keeping it in shape. It’s definitely tough for those of us with the occasional (ok, more than just occasional) errant shot, as the trees can eat a lot of balls. Just make sure you bring a few extra and you don’t mind leaving with less balls than you came with.
As far as the food goes, it’s good solid clubhouse fare. I had the burger last time I was there and it was pretty tasty, with good fresh, hot fries.
I also really like the driving range, especially in the summer as it’s open until 10PM then.

Best public course in the city! not terribly long and it does require having to «shot shape» along with having a tree game when you miss off the tee. You will never hit the same shot twice. If you enjoy playing a track that is continuously challenging, this is the course for you. The greens are a little slow for my liking but they are as pure as can be.

Out of all the city courses, I enjoy Eastmoreland the most. It has an old-​school feel to it from the course to the clubhouse. It’s a beautiful layout and being right in the middle of SE Portland by the Sellwood area, it’s a great location.
The price is pretty fair, too, and on par with the other city courses like Rose City, Heron Lakes and Glendoveer. A thumbs up to the course.

I’ve been going to the driving range here the past few weeks and I really like it! I also took advantage of the putting and chipping area! Plus it’s so beautiful there. They do a great job on the grounds. I look forward to playing on the course one of these days!
The bar/​restaurant area is pretty cozy, they have a good selection of gear in the pro shop, they have golf carts, lots of spaces in the driving range, ample parking, great hours, and friendly staff.

Every time I am in Portland on business I try to get out and play a round of golf at Eastmoreland. It is located less than 25 minutes from the airport, and only 10 minutes from downtown. You can get to Eastmoreland on public transportation, but it adds significantly to your travel time. Trust me.
The course itself is fun — short, but fun. The fairways are wide, but lined with low-​limbed trees. While the holes are not long, they do require strategy & execution. Three of the par 5’s have significant doglegs, and one of them plays over a ravine.
The front nine is mostly flat, and only two holes have any elevation change to speak of. The par 3 5^th is a thrilling 175 yard shot with a 60 foot drop in elevation from tee to green.
The back nine wends its way around a creek and lake, and water comes into play on six of the nine holes. The two par 3’s on the back nine play completely over water, and the par 3 17^th is the longest 167 yards you’ll likely stare down.
The course has a lot of creativity in its layout, and makes the most of the land it occupies. The pro shop staff are friendly, the food in the clubhouse passable in a pinch. Greens fees are cheap, by SF standards: $ 24 for a weekend round. They have three levels of clubs for rent: hacker, moderate, and boo-​ya. Boo-​ya = Mizuno M70’s with graphite shafts and run an additional $ 30 fee.
I’ve always been able to walk on as a single at Eastmoreland, and have never had to wait more than 15 minutes for a tee time. Pace of play is speedy, the slowest round I’ve ever played was a completely self-​inflicted 4.5 hours.
Last time I played Eastmoreland was on a Friday afternoon: I walked on and played alone in under 3.5 hours. It is a beautiful walk filled with fun golf.
Course design/​playability: 4 stars
Walk-​Ability: 5 stars
Condition/​maintenance: 3 stars
Driving range/​practice area: 3 stars
Pace of play: 5 stars
Avg. wait for tee time: 4 stars
Pro shop staff: 4 stars