Blue Heron Golf Course
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About
Blue Heron Golf Course, formerly known as Carnation Golf Course, first opened in 1967 but underwent a major renovation, in addition to the name change, after it was bought in 2011. Located in the Snoqualmie Valley, the course would occasionally be overrun by the Snoqualmie River but thanks to improved drainage and irrigation features added in the renovation, the course is able to drain remarkably fast. At just a few yards shy of 6,000 yards, Blue Heron G.C. is on the shorter side but that is no indication of its level of difficulty. Golfers will face a variety of challenges including an abundance of bunkers strategically placed throughout. One of the toughest holes is the par-5 17th, which is a blind tee shot where a long iron might come in more handy than a driver.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 5940 yards | 67.9 | 113 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 5940 yards | 73.6 | 123 |
| White | 72 | 5454 yards | 65.7 | 109 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5454 yards | 70.9 | 120 |
| Red | 72 | 4555 yards | 61.9 | 98 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4555 yards | 65.6 | 106 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 69.1/120 W: 75.8/134 | 300 | 164 | 395 | 191 | 334 | 321 | 506 | 136 | 507 | 2854 | 484 | 335 | 452 | 236 | 349 | 147 | 379 | 460 | 330 | 3172 | 6026 |
| Blue M: 68.9/117 W: 75.0/131 | 300 | 172 | 395 | 191 | 308 | 321 | 483 | 136 | 507 | 2813 | 484 | 335 | 434 | 236 | 349 | 147 | 379 | 460 | 303 | 3127 | 5940 |
| White/Blue M: 67.0/110 W: 72.6/124 | 300 | 143 | 395 | 141 | 308 | 321 | 448 | 136 | 448 | 2640 | 458 | 335 | 385 | 207 | 349 | 147 | 361 | 432 | 287 | 2961 | 5601 |
| White M: 66.3/106 W: 71.2/122 | 291 | 143 | 395 | 141 | 260 | 305 | 448 | 106 | 448 | 2537 | 458 | 321 | 385 | 207 | 333 | 133 | 361 | 432 | 287 | 2917 | 5454 |
| Red/White M: 63.3/100 W: 68.0/115 | 266 | 143 | 314 | 141 | 260 | 305 | 387 | 106 | 382 | 2304 | 401 | 224 | 330 | 207 | 333 | 133 | 269 | 388 | 241 | 2526 | 4830 |
| Red M: 62.6/98 W: 66.8/111 | 266 | 123 | 314 | 111 | 228 | 259 | 387 | 81 | 382 | 2151 | 401 | 224 | 330 | 155 | 295 | 101 | 269 | 388 | 241 | 2404 | 4555 |
| Handicap | 11 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 16 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
Course Details
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Bar, Grill, RestaurantAccolades
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2016 #7)
Reviews
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Photo submitted by BigEStein on 04/21/2024
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Photo submitted by BigEStein on 04/21/2024
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Photo submitted by u314159403530 on 08/28/2023
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Photo submitted by peter2023 on 07/28/2023
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Photo submitted by jackalan1 on 06/09/2023
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Photo submitted by jackalan1 on 06/09/2023
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Photo submitted by GregRomanoff on 10/23/2020
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#9 Photo submitted by u000005694710 on 02/24/2020
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Nice Photo submitted by u000005694710 on 02/24/2020
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Beautiful day. Photo submitted by u000005694710 on 02/24/2020
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Photo submitted by Cliff5417169 on 08/18/2015
course is pretty rough. Carts are in bad need of maint. Our parking brake was broke. the only other one available would not go in reverse.
Great Beginners course
Very casual with no pressure from golfers like other public courses pushing to go faster.
Great bar and restaurant as well. Very friendly staff but beware, they have been low on power carts if one is needed. Call ahead.
Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314163326457. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Blue Heron Golf Course!
Hello, gregwhitman. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Blue Heron Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314159918862. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Blue Heron Golf Course!
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314159918862. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Blue Heron Golf Course!
Cart Included but not available and had to wait for 30 mins to get pull cart
I reserved with Cart. When I checked in they informed me that no cart available. And their attitude was like do you want to play or not. if you want just take pull cart which they offered. Guess what no pull cart available for at least 30 mins. Course was extremely and hard as concrete. ball bounced all over the course. many greens were damaged but not repaired. bunkers were over grown. Terrible course.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience you experienced during your visit to our golf course. We understand your frustration with the unavailability of carts and the condition of the course. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration as we strive to improve our services. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Beautiful setting, but….
This course has so much potential. The setting is worth the effort. Course upkeep, though…. Where do I start? The rough isn’t too bad, but there is no distinguishing between the rough and the fairway — which is to say, on most holes there really is no fairway per se. Greens are very inconsistent - baked dry on one, soft on the next. I had to rent a cart (bad knees) and the first one was dying from the moment we left.
Having said that — personnel were trying hard. Great group of teenage boys on the August weekend we were there. The grill was actually nice. All in all, though. Lot of improvement necessary before I will drive out to Carnation again.
We appreciate your feedback and apologize for the inconsistencies and issues you encountered during your visit to our course. We understand that there is room for improvement in terms of course upkeep and distinguishing between the rough and fairway. We will take your comments into consideration as we strive to enhance the overall experience. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and for recognizing the efforts of our personnel.
Thank you for reviewing us, u314164442299. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Blue Heron Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, chasep1234. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Blue Heron Golf Course!
La vegetación es espectacular, pero las condiciones del campo no son buenas. Faltan señales para saber donde continúan los hoyos.
Los carros de golf están muy sucios y descuidados.
Lamentamos escuchar que las condiciones del campo no cumplieron con sus expectativas y que encontró los carros de golf descuidados. Apreciamos sus comentarios y los consideraremos para mejorar nuestros servicios en el futuro. Gracias por tomar el tiempo de dejar su opinión.
Hello, gregwhitman. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Blue Heron Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
Hello, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.
We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Blue Heron Golf Course!
Nice and fair
Although playing in a dry period of time, the course was in a good condition. Only the tee area was very tough and it was sometimes not possible to tee in. No ball washing facilities, few garbage facilities, but playing was fun and relaxing.
Some holes with ponds after the tee and some water coming in play, nice views to cascadian area
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, u568796850! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Blue Heron Golf Course.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314164384489. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Blue Heron Golf Course!
Go just a little farther
The little things matter. Invest in the different color pin placement flags.
Red - A red flag indicates the hole is at the front of the green.
White - A white flag signals the hole position is in the middle of the green
Blue - A blue flag denotes the pin is at the back of the green.
BigEStein, thanks for the amazing review and for choosing Blue Heron Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon!
Thank you for reviewing us, cstrother. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Blue Heron Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, Rbullock1111. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Blue Heron Golf Course!
Hello, JCJGolf. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Blue Heron Golf Course.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u000007646634. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Blue Heron Golf Course!
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We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced with our course. Thank you for bringing the issue to our attention, and we will work on improving the maintenance of our carts.