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3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6326 yards
Slope 120
Rating 69.7

Course Details

Year Built 1957
Golf Season Year round
Architect Fred Federspiel

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Shirts must be worn on the premises at all times.

Reviews

4.0
97 Reviews (97)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 9
Water Hazards 9
Narrow Fairways 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 10
Walkers 8
Seniors 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 9
Worth the Drive 8

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Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Great time

Everything was perfect. Greens and faiways were in great condition

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Challenging course due to trees

I wish we had known before hand that they just fertilized. Shoes, pull cart wheels and everything was full of fertilizer

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Review

Overall the course is good greens were little Sandy but had a great time.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

A real beaut!

Excellent fairways, incredibly true greens (with a few tricks). Played it in a steady drizzle, and it held up to the weather well in the fairways, and the greens remained fast despite being soaked.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

nice course

Pleasant course with an easy walk. Narrow fairways with mature trees have put some interesting challenges into multiple holes. Good greens well kept. Would suggest that on warm weather days that course would place water coolers around the course, only two places to access water on the course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It's a bargain and fun to play

This is a very walkable and well maintained golf course. Friendly accommodating staff and pace of ya was very good. I've put it on my list for play every year abs I live 70 miles away.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Santiam Golf Sunday Aug 10th

Like the challenge and the layouts of the greens which were more of a challenge. Next to Hwy 22 but noise never came into play. some par 5's had a great day. I was upset that their was no restaurant open or a beer cart .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Solid but unspectacular

If you come here expecting a memorable round of golf, you will almost surely leave disappointed. That said, if your expectation are to have an enjoyable round at a relatively straightforward course without spending a ton of money, then this is a great way to spend four hours. The course was in better shape than I expected, although the greens were incredibly slow.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

In nice shape.

A good walking course. We always try to hit this course a few times a year. Always worth the trip.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great consistent golf course

Booked our tee time after hours,how convienient is that! Had a great afternoon at Santiam.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent Course

This course is one of the best in the Salem area. I've played most of them, and the conditions of the course were on par with the private clubs.

The only set back is that the course is fairly compact with fairly narrow fairways and roughs. So if you slice/hook your ball off a tree, you will likely be in the fairway of the adjoining fairway.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

OK place to play

Fairways in great condition. Greens good. Pin placement very hard.
Typical (Boring) flat land golf.
might play there again

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Play is very slow

I only play this course because of close proximity to my golfing partners home. Course condition is good and it drains well after rain. Biggest issue is they allow groups of 5 to play ! Would not be an issue but these guys will not let you play thru and there is never a Marshall to be seen.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course

Santiam consistently provides a quality facility no matter the time of year. The members are very nice and so are the golfers. My favorite local course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Greens!

I play this course at least once a year and this was the best I've ever seen the greens. They are rolling as pure as 18 karat gold. the rest of the courses in good condition. There were no bald patches in the fairways. My only complaint if they still have not leveled the tee box on number 3.

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

Great course close to Salem

Course conditions were very good and play time exceptional. I recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Cool Friday

Always enjoy Santiam GC. Some of what has been written about the curmudgeon type local/member/shareholders is true. They can and do act like they own the place ( they do). And they often play in 5somes and 6somes which can be annoying . And the local rule is "hit till your happy" on the first tee so that can take a newcomer a little getting used to if it happens. However I enjoy playing there and with the Golf Now deals it is hard to beat for a value. The greens are great. The course is fairly wide open allowing for recovery unless you smack it outside the boundaries on the border holes. The bunkers are usually well maintained and it drains pretty well. The long 4par 7th on the front is challenging against the prevailing west/sw winds with a creek crossing the fairway. The longish 3par 12th on the backside is tough too with the strong in your face wind. It is easily walkable and predominately flat. The eats are excellent and the beer cold in the clubhouse. The small range is ok with 4 hitting areas . There are both, beginners and experts that play here. The staff are cheerful and helpful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hot deal

Great price for a great course. I seem to gave trouble playing this course tho. No fault to the course, just a mental thing fur me. Still a great course for the price, will play here again for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Walked

well maintained, even in the winter

Nice course, Mostly flat, with little or no elevation changes. easily walkable. makes up for being flat with large old trees, and water. and sand.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Santiam is a classic well maintained community owned golf course

A fun course for all skill levels, well maintained with a friendly staff

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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