April 18th in Places, Save Some Green.

Eastside Values

by Norm Maves

At Cascade Golfer, we know that you work on a tight schedule — you don’t always want to spend an hour or driving out to a “destination” course, only to spend the next five hours rushing through your round in anticipation of having to repeat the long drive back home. We also know that our readers represent a cross-section of the Northwest golfer — from the 20-something college student eating Ramen noodles each night, to the company …

August 30th in Places, Save Some Green.

Great Washington Courses Under $50

1. Carnation
Are those 7,000-yard tracks beating you down? Tired of hitting driver-hybrid on every par 4?

When your ego — and your handicap — needs a little massaging, head out to Carnation Golf Course.
Short without being an executive, and challenging enough to make you work for a good number, Carnation gives you plenty of looks at birdies — or eagles, depending on how good your big stick is working.

Cut through age-old cedar, Douglas fir, maple and cottonwood trees, the course sits …

June 30th in Places, Save Some Green.

Great Puget Sound Courses Under $50

Playing Pebble Beach or Bandon Dunes is a thrill, but there’s always the thought that hitting a small ball around a big field should never cost this much, no matter how good the views are. One of golf’s, and indeed life’s, greatest pleasures is stumbling across a really good golf course that costs peanuts to play. Washington, thankfully, has more than its share.