Destination Guide

Destination: Salem

About an hour south of Portland on I-5, Salem is Oregon's capital city, though hardly the state's golf center. It is the state's third largest city with a population of about 100,000-plus, and there is a modest mix of private and public-access golf courses to choose from.

Oregon boasts some nationally recognized golf courses around Bend, Bandon and Portland, while Salem's offerings are a bit more understated. But they're also very affordable, usually between $15-50 for 18 holes. Most golf courses in Salem are traditional parkland designs. The most historic is Salem Golf Club, which dates back to 1927 and is a semi-private club that offers daily public play. Elkhorn Valley Golf Club is another understated but scenic parkland among the Opal Creek area.

Some of the Salem area's best and modern generation courses lie between Salem and larger Portland off I-5. Langdon Farms, a John Fought/Bob Cupp design, is considered one of Oregon's top parkland courses and the area's most nationally recognized course, which even garners some Top 100 mentions. A bit further north off I-5 is the Oregon Golf Association Golf Club, a tournament-quality course that opened in 1991 and plays 6,674 yards.

From Salem, you are well positioned to hit many of Oregon's key golf areas. The high desert town of Bend is just over the mountains about a two-and-a-half hour drive away. Bandon Dunes is just about three hours away. Eugene, Oregon's second largest city and home to the University of Oregon, is less than an hour south down I-5 and has some more casual golf clubs of similar variety.

Though this part of Oregon is known for it's winter rain, golf can be played 12 months a year, though itgets more sporadic during the winter months. The summer months are quite pleasant however, yielding plenty of sunshine and ideal golf weather.

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Oregon City Golf Club
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Oregon City $20
Chehalem Glenn Golf Club
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Newberg $14
Green/Red at Charbonneau Golf Club
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Wilsonville $9.99
Sah-Hah-Lee Golf Course
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Clackamas $7
McNary Golf Club
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Keizer $30 - $44
Meadowlawn Golf Club
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Salem $5
The Campbell Course
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Gladstone $5
Red/Yellow at Charbonneau Golf Club
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Wilsonville $9.99
Bayou Golf Course McMinnville $20
Yellow/Green at Charbonneau Golf Club
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Wilsonville $9.99
Lake Oswego Golf Course
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Lake Oswego $10
Oak Knoll Golf Course
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Independence $10
Langdon Farms Golf Club Aurora $16 - $47
Pineway Golf Club
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Lebanon $8
Michelbook Country Club McMinnville $68 - $78
Spring Hill Golf Club at Albany Golf & Event Center
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Albany $39 - $50
Golf Club of Oregon Albany $30 - $42
Salemtowne Golf Club Salem $10 - $12
Tualatin Country Club Tualatin $72
Oregon Golf Club West Linn $90
Salem Golf Club Salem $50 - $65
Dallas Golf Club Dallas $12 - $26
Cross Creek Golf Course Dallas $29 - $43
Arrowhead Golf Club Molalla $74
Golf City Par-3 Corvallis $9
Illahe Hills Country Club Salem $90
Frontier Golf Course Canby $12
Trysting Tree Golf Club Corvallis $47
Willamette Valley Country Club Canby $40 - $75
Woodburn Estates & Golf Woodburn $15 - $27
Ranch Hills Golf Course Mulino $15
Sandelie Golf Course West Linn $26
Kohl Creek Golf Course Wilsonville $15
Bayou Par-3 Golf Course McMinnville $10
Mallard Creek Golf Course and RV Resort Lebanon $40
Evergreen Golf Club Mount Angel $13
Stone Creek Golf Club
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Oregon City $16.95
Corvallis Country Club Corvallis $30 - $45
Woodburn Golf Club
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Woodburn $4
Santiam Golf Club
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Aumsville $16
OGA Golf Course Woodburn $22 - $30
Creekside Golf Club Salem $60
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