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Greenlea is a great course for practicing mid length shots from a variety of challenging situations. Stay on the fairways or you might find yourself discovering more about the original nursery than you anticipated - oh, never realized that was a dogwood! - though that is one of the charms of this course. Slightly spongy greens with some tricky lines. No bunkers to hack your way out of, if you're into that sort of thing. A bit of a drive if you're from PDX.

Summerfield is a good course when played at the right time. If however you find yourself stuck behind a slow group or three then do make a point of chatting with the friendly locals and you're bound to take home a few interesting stories. Summerfield fairways are lined with houses so hit straight or be prepared to listen for the 'thuk' of your ball hitting someone's roof. Hopefully you are blessed with a good bounce but you might want to take that provisional just in case you're out of bounds. Bring a few water balls and practice your sand trap shots in advance. Great value with the 'hot deals' times.

Lake O is a compact course with some interesting bits here and there. The verticality is pretty interesting but lengths tend to be quite similar. Your eight iron will get a lot of milage. No bunkers. Watch out for surly teens and entitled office party foursomes. Great course for beginners. (Lake O don't accept singles on Golf Now so you'll have to call customer service and have them call the pro shop to make the booking for you. Billing can be an issue if you do this - I was charged at the course (regular green fee) and then a week later for the 'hot deals' price by Golf Now.)