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4.1
147 Reviews (147)
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
69
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
88.4%
Recommend this course
128 out of 147 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.4
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.7
Layout
3.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
3.7
71.4%
Recommend this course
5 out of 7 reviews
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4.3
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
91.3%
Recommend this course
21 out of 23 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 7100 yards
Slope 125
Rating 73.8
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Tumwater Valley Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1970
Golf Season Year round
Architect Goss

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted MasterCard Visa card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Washington (2023 #3)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2023 #22)

Reviews

4.1
147 Reviews (147)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Patio Dining 10
Drinks 9
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 9
Water Hazards 7
Thick Rough 6
This course/club is great for:
Walkers 17
Locals 15
Seniors 9
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 17

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Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Tumwater Valley

Staff was very friendly, food included was good, course conditions were good but no beverage cart!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Tumwater Valley

This course is just challenging enough for the golfer who doesn't get out as often as he would like. Always a good day on the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice Easy Course

This course is really nice for the money. You see primarily trees, the river, and the course - no houses close to the course creating a nice peaceful atmosphere. The marshalls on the course do a good job of helping golfers and keeping their pace of play reasonable. The course isn't really difficult and is a flat course, but is a fun place to golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Brother-in-law enjoyed the course

It has been a few years since I have played Tumwater Valley. But since my brother-in-law, who is an avid golfer, was up visiting, I decided to take him to the course. We had a excellent day with a good value for the two rounds, a cart and sandwich and drink at the turn. The course is a moderate challenge and enjoyable when dry (as it was this day.) TVGC is a good choice for a day of golf in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value

A good challenge great walking course sand was fluffy

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Great value, well maintained course

We will certainly return for another round .
We stayed nearby at an RV park, it was very easy to find our way around Tumwater.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice morning

This was my first time at tumwater and I found the staff and facilities to be top notch. The course played fairly easy with lots of forgiveness for errant shots. The par 5s were all reachable and did not have a penalty should you miss going after them. Overall a fun morning of golf. I will be back

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Affordablee and Exciting

As a new golfer, this course provides a challenge and sense of security with open fairways and water never too far away a person can enjoy and learn how to improve their game on this course. I will play this course again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

good course

fairways are punched, green are in great shape, great course close to where we live at a great price.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

great hot deal

Cart and lunch. I imagine forecast of rain kept everybody away, but sunshine the whole round and nobody holding up play!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wet but enjoyable.

Never played this course until recently. It's been a very wet winter and the course had it's drainage issues. But we weren't overcharged so we didn't complain. Greens were fairly true. Pro shop staff and restaurant employees were all great. Will play again during summer when it's dried out.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Great Value

Played after a couple of days of rain. Not as wet as in previous years. They had just plugged the greens, and were actually in pretty good condition. Pace of play a little slow, (men).

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Tumwater Valley

Course was wet and soggy pools of water in the fairways . I lost four balls in the middle of the fairway due to plugged ball

Greens were good

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value for the money

Man at the desk was super nice and accommodating. Told us which holes needed our attention to hit balls in best position. This later proved to be very helpful. We played just after a wind storm so some branches were on some holes that had not been cleaned up yet. They were on the course taking care of problem. Fairway was a little soft but that was expected. Pace of play was 3 hour and 10 minutes. Just right for walking.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Previously Played

Good mix of holes

Enjoyable course with a nice mix of holes, especially like the back nine.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very nice layout.

I have played this course a few years ago and was not happy with the condition of this course. The fairways were extremely wet with very poor drainage. The rough was very, very deep, not well kept at all. However, this time it seemed like the course had gone through some major improvements. Seemed well maintained and a nice place to play, plus the great deal from GolfNow made this a great value.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Play slow and conditions wet.

Regional High school tournament preceded us resulting in a very slow pace. Course conditions wet with restrictions in place. Cart path golf already. Due to very discounted fees on golfnow we may play one more round here before winter really sets in. Leaves are turning and the views are lovely.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great value

Staff is very friendly and course the right mix of challenges. Will definitely play again and again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Affordable Public Course

A good walking course for the intermediate golfer. Challenging fairways with areas of trees and water that require good course management. An experienced and friendly staff understand golfers well. A heritage golf course that has matured well.

Jerry S

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice but too wet.

Although I played this course at the driest time of our year this course was still wet and damp underfoot in too many places.

The greens were soft although some showed signs of burn out by our dry weather... but the course played longer than you would expect due to the wet conditions.

If they water their fairways they water too much.

If the dampness was natural because of the valley condition they need to provide better drainage.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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