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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7269 yards
Slope 140
Rating 75.2

Salish Cliffs Golf Club, part of the Little Creek Casino & Resort, is located 20 minutes from Olympia and is just a little over an hour from Seattle. When the course opened in 2011, it was named "Best New Course" by both Golfweek and GOLF Magazine. The dramatic landscape of the course travels up and down over 600 feet of hillside, providing panoramic views of Kamilche Valley. The golf course is covered in bentgrass turf more frequently found in tropical climate, but that is just one of Salish Cliffs' many unique amenities. Each hole offers a unique challenge. Though the fairways and large greens roll true, accuracy is essential or you'll be severely penalized for missing them. The course finishes on a positive note with an opportunity for a birdie if you favor the left side all the way.

Course Details

Year Built 2011
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gene Bates (2011)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes - "Salish Cliffs Golf Club Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Major credit cards are accepted.
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Proper Golf Attire Required (No denim, jeans, tank tops, bathing suits or workout attire. Collared shirts required for men, appropriate golf shirts for women.)

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Accolades

Reviews

4.0
202 Reviews (202)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 23
Patio Dining 16
Brunch 13
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 43
Bunkers 38
Thick Rough 29
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 38
A Weekend Splurge 34
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 26
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 43
At a Resort 26

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome course

Great course and nice staff. Would recommend to anyone who is in the area and looking for a beautiful place to go.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Worth the drive

Was able to book a "Hot Deal" on Golf Now. It is about an hour and 15 min drive from Renton to Shelton. Course conditons were great tee to green. One of my favorites in the Puget Sound area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Perfect conditions

Sailors clips was a treat. The course was in excellent condition. It plays pretty fair but can come up and bite you at any time. A great challenge and I highly recommend playing it. I will definitely come back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great course and hit it straight

Played Salish Cliffs, as it was mid point for me (from Portland) and a buddy from Seattle.. Figured Mother's Day would be a good day as it wouldn't be too busy... Course greens were some of the best bent grass I have seen in the NW... The fairways are bent grass too! We flew around in just under 4 hours and it was nice to have the carts off the paths. Pretty hilly track with a lot of elevation change.... Only knock was the starter started his "Welcome" to the course rather abruptly with a "Where's your receipt?" and a mild discipline of my buddy who hit 4 chips on the putting green, who didn't see the sign "putting only"... ok dude, got it.. can't hit any bump and runs... Rest of the staff was awesome and had some food and drink in the restaurant afterwards... overall Great spot!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Pre Mother's Day outing

an awesome day from start to finish. Mike, the starter, was extremely friendly and took pride in "his" course. The greens were in amazing shape. Joanie, the cart girl, was right on the spot. I shot my PR with a birdie and 2 pars. Don't get too attached to your balls tho' - if they go in the rough, they are gone. The key - stay in the fairway.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Beautiful Venue!

Salish is one of our favorite courses! Staff, facilities and course condition were wonderful. Takes a while to play it, though.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beauty!

Great layout with a great mix of hole difficulty. Almost like we had the course to ourselves. If you are a RV er stay right at the casino park. Washroom had marble counters & tiled showers... beautiful & clean. The course is a half mile away. Drove 40 mins & played Chambers Bay.. another beauty!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A must play

The course is a beautiful track........challenging from the tournament tees..........greens were recovering from being punched so they were a little rough but come middle spring and summer the greens will be phenomenal............the staff is good but their dress code is too strict..........I had expensive under Armour mesh active wear pants on with a collared shirt............I was told they were sweat pants because they had an elastic waist band so they gave me a pair of rain pants...........this course is a must play for anyone

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful

Great course. Very challenging. Wet due to recent rain was the only drawback

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

sandy greens

only 4 holes were cart path only, other than the par 3's. they had punched the week before, but greens were still sandy, alot of three putts. if you are not long of the tee{gold} move up to the next box you won't be sorry, it is suppose to be fun, right

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

This course was fun to play

course was in great shape and a moderate challenge. The worst thing was the recently sanded greens, should be great in another week or two. I still had an enjoyable time and was worth the drive.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Amazing golf course

Course had the greens punched and sanded, which made putting difficult, but we were told prior to paying for our rounds and it made no difference in our overall enjoyment. The golfnow deal is what got us there ,but will return when prices return to normal.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great time but

Wasnt told about the over seeding. It was the only thing that made it not the greatest experience. But had a good time overall.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

WOW!

Playing like it was early June! What more can I Say?

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

greens

The greens were incredible for this time of year. There was no roll out on the fairways but they were also in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

MAVERICK

A better then average golf course but normal green fees are much higher compared to other good golf courses in the area..

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice layout. Very challenging.

Great place. The GPS and fly over feature in carts is bonus .

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

great course, views are great

some of the holes need a 165 yard carry just to make the fairway from the yellow tees(what are the whites on most courses) some of the forward tees are 110 yd ahead of the yellow tees, be aware you might want to move up , or you will lose your ball in the waste area. over all this was a great course, I will play it agin in the summer time when the fairways are firm and greens are true

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Great Location and Nice round of Golf

The course was fantastic, especially for the price. My only complaint was they paired me up with a scratch golfer. Although it was a good time, it would have been better if I played alone. I am fairly new and shoot 95-100 most rounds.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

A must play golf course when you're nearby

I drove 85 miles from Redmond WA to play this course, it was my birthday, and it's worth while to do so. The course is in great condition even though it's been raining for days. Will definately visit again especially when weather gets warmer.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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