Classic Golf Club
About
The Classic Golf Club in Spanaway sprawls across rolling hills blanketed with towering Douglas firs. Located just 30 minutes south of Tacoma, it is one of the area's hidden gems, offering not only a beautiful natural setting but also a challenging round. The layout features elevated greens, tree-lined fairways, and ponds and wetlands that come into play on several holes. The greens are the most challenging element of the golf course. Some are small, which is tough enough to maneuver as it is, and most are framed by mounding. Sand bunkers also provide contrast against the smooth and fast-rolling greens. The Classic is a challenging course but still playable for all skill levels.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Championship | 72 | 6902 yards | 73.2 | 134 |
Championship (W) | 72 | 6902 yards | 79.1 | 145 |
Players | 72 | 6404 yards | 70.8 | 130 |
Players (W) | 72 | 6404 yards | 77.0 | 139 |
Mens | 72 | 6008 yards | 69.0 | 125 |
Mens (W) | 72 | 6008 yards | 74.9 | 135 |
Ladies | 72 | 5656 yards | 67.0 | 122 |
Ladies (W) | 72 | 5656 yards | 72.7 | 126 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 71.4/128 | 365 | 192 | 386 | 444 | 550 | 135 | 390 | 367 | 597 | 3426 | 396 | 386 | 351 | 215 | 418 | 458 | 550 | 161 | 320 | 3255 | 6681 |
Black/Blue M: 70.3/128 | 338 | 183 | 386 | 417 | 522 | 135 | 390 | 367 | 576 | 3314 | 366 | 386 | 351 | 189 | 395 | 421 | 550 | 161 | 320 | 3139 | 6453 |
Blue M: 69.6/127 | 338 | 183 | 368 | 417 | 522 | 119 | 367 | 338 | 576 | 3228 | 366 | 362 | 332 | 189 | 395 | 421 | 523 | 140 | 300 | 3028 | 6256 |
Blue/White M: 68.6/125 | 338 | 158 | 368 | 392 | 501 | 119 | 367 | 338 | 553 | 3134 | 349 | 362 | 332 | 147 | 395 | 398 | 523 | 140 | 281 | 2927 | 6061 |
White M: 67.8/122 W: 73.5/129 | 311 | 158 | 348 | 392 | 501 | 108 | 358 | 319 | 553 | 3048 | 349 | 339 | 308 | 147 | 379 | 398 | 498 | 119 | 281 | 2818 | 5866 |
White/Green M: 66.8/120 W: 72.1/125 | 292 | 158 | 329 | 392 | 473 | 108 | 339 | 319 | 485 | 2895 | 329 | 339 | 308 | 147 | 359 | 398 | 468 | 119 | 260 | 2727 | 5622 |
Green M: 66.2/118 W: 71.3/123 | 292 | 132 | 329 | 365 | 473 | 92 | 339 | 296 | 485 | 2803 | 329 | 316 | 291 | 117 | 359 | 405 | 468 | 88 | 260 | 2633 | 5436 |
Green/Yellow M: 64.5/112 W: 69.4/117 | 220 | 132 | 231 | 365 | 405 | 92 | 290 | 296 | 426 | 2457 | 244 | 273 | 291 | 117 | 305 | 405 | 359 | 88 | 260 | 2342 | 4799 |
Yellow M: 61.9/103 W: 66.5/107 | 220 | 132 | 231 | 279 | 405 | 90 | 290 | 248 | 426 | 2321 | 244 | 273 | 232 | 111 | 305 | 319 | 359 | 85 | 225 | 2153 | 4474 |
Handicap | 13 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 10 | |||
Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
Handicap (W) | 13 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2016 #17)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Very walkable Photo submitted by rayallen253 on 06/19/2023
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Photo submitted by Nicholas7573528 on 06/18/2023
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Where did the trees go? Photo submitted by millerdawg on 04/13/2015
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Photo submitted by nuocmam on 10/04/2014
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Photo submitted by nuocmam on 10/04/2014
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Photo submitted by nuocmam on 10/04/2014
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Photo submitted by nuocmam on 10/04/2014
Tough day on nice course
Tough course with challenging large greens. I've always liked this course, but wish they would have monthly pay as you go memberships. With injuries and winter travel it will never make sense for me to sign a 12 month contract anywhere.
nice layout-horrible weather
I love the layout and difficult greens. I think getting rid of the trees was a good idea especially when the stumps get overgrown some. the greens are tricky and fast even in rainy winter weather. cant wait to play it in summer
Good course to challenge yourself
We played right after a frost delay so some of the greens were still frozen and some were really good but if it wasn't for the frost I assume the greens would have been in amazing shape. The course layout is perfect for anyone because you can play from the whites and play it easy or go back to the black or blues to really challenge yourself.
nice course to play for mod. skilled player.
Since the course has cleared out a bunch of trees, it makes it much more friendly to the avg. golfer.
It was a very nice place to spend the afternoon on a Friday. Not too crowded, weather was really good for Nov.11th--( tee shirt/shorts were plenty )
Fall golf
The sun thru the trees from a low angle. The greens rolling good for the rain the day before. Great time with three others.
The course is all that I remember but much better views for the tree removals.
Thanks for a great day,
Great value
Beautiful course. The grass off fairway is tough and make sure to use longer club.
The course is in great shape
I try to play the Classic at least 2-3 times a year. It is a bit of a drive, but seems to be worth it every time. I had not played the course since they removed a lot of trees, and I really like what they did. It is still a challenging course, but it is a little easier now. Not as intimidating off the tee-box. The clubhouse is still just a small trailer, but has everything you need. The carts are old and in need of repair. With that said I would recommend this course.
Classic 2016
The Classic has recovered nicely from all of the trees being taken down and is still challenging.
Still a challenging course
Played this course once before all the trees where cut. It was challenging then. I bit easier for a high handicapper now, but they should remove more of the stumps and add more grass. I would look much better. Greens in great shape and the pins in tough places.
Great course
Course has changed allot since the last time played. They remove 1,600 trees which has opened the course up allot. Green riled fast and true. Definitely a position golf course. Hit it in the wrong place and it plays tough. But enjoy playing there.
They opened it up!
It'd been a couple years since I'd played here last. The crew has opened up so much space between holes!!
The greens were rolling well and mostly true. Late afternoon round on a hot day=some bumpy spots on the greens.
The classic still provides a challenge from all tees and we absolutely flew around the course at 2pm on a Saturday.
Fantastic Greens as Usual
Playing greener than normal through the fairways, but can't complain about that. The greens were smooth and fast as usual, but receptive to approach shots played with spin. The course is starting to recover from the removal of all the trees.
Surprised
Decided to check out Classic after mass removal of trees. Pleasantly surprised that in my opinion it was now better. Greens were great
Visually disappointing
Having played this course twice about 15 years ago, I was looking forward to returning to this gorgeous tree lined course. However, I was sadly disappointed. The photo for this course on this site is how it used to be, but it looks nothing like this now. After playing most of our round, my partner and I realized that the entire course had been logged for timber production leaving only scattered patches of mostly scraggly trees. While the fairways and the challenging greens were in nice shape, off the fairways was either numerous stumps or large piles of wood chips where the stumps had been ground up. To me, the pleasure of spending a beautiful day in a scenic setting was ruined.
Good course made more simple
Played the course yesterday and it was in pretty good shape. It has an interesting layout that has been made easier because of the removal of a lo of by of the trees. My friend and I loved the layout and creative cf city needed to play. The course needs much more signage for where by you are going to get to the next hole. We f OK and ourselves wondering where to go quite often. The greens we're in good shape and we had a good day. I would not want to pay the full price for the course and i would not play on the weekend. I think most players would struggle with their speed of play becausr of the layout and dificult turain around the greens. We played quickly until we got to our balls around the greene. Overall, i wOK uld say you should play this course ifyou want to play a course with intetesting holes.
Gem of a course, great value
Hadn't played the classic in a few years. The removal of some 1800 trees is a positive for the course, though still very challenging for any golfer. Terrific undulating greens. Course knowledge a positive to help score
Will definitely play more often.
Terrific GN rate
Slow Going
Very slow pace, took me just about 3 hours to play the front nine. Played 4 holes on the back nine and finally quite after the 14th hole. Too slow. Only saw the ranger once in the front and never saw him again. This was my first visit to the course and was disappointed when I left.
Gone downhill
this course was much better before RMG decided to remove what appears to be 1000 or more trees from the golf course. The picture shown on this site is in no way accurate anymore. This group has ruined Oakbrook as well as McCormick by selling off timber as well.