APRIL 2013 ISSUE SPECIAL SECTION: PACIFIC NORTHWEST GOLF RESORTS The NW has some of the top Northwest resorts are golf resorts in the nation ranked among the best The Pacific Northwest is home Pacific Northwest resorts are to some of the top resorts in the honored by Golf Digest Magazine country, including Sunriver (right). in its annual listing of the top U.S. For more, see inside. resorts. See inside for more. Northwest Golf Resorts Some of the top golf resorts in the United States are in the NW To find some of the top golf resorts in the country, you really don't have to look far. The Pacific Northwest is home to some of the top resorts in the U.S. Some resorts, such as Black Butte Ranch in Central Oregon (left), Suncadia Resort in Cle Elum, Wash. (lower left) and Salish Cliffs in Shelton, Wash. (lower right) are among the best in the country. Inside Golf takes a look at resorts in the Northwest in this special section. For more, please see inside this section. Sun Valley: Mountain golf resort in Idaho features 45 golf holes Sun Valley Golf Resort in Idaho is known world-wide for its skiing. But don't forget about the golf. With 45 holes, Sun Valley features three courses and a putting course. The 18-hole Trail Creek Course and 18-hole Elkhorn Course are spectacular and the 9-hole White Clouds is new and incredibly scenic. The courses sit among the mountains, giving breathtaking views as you make your way around Sun Valley's 45 holes. And don't forget to play the 18-hole Sawtooth Putting Course. Printed in U.S.A. SPECIAL SECTION: PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESORTS ©All Rights Reserved • Page 2 • • NORTHWEST RESORTS • • April Issue 2013 - Inside Golf Newspaper • INSIDE Several Pacific Northwest golf resorts NW RESORTS continue to capture national attention Northwest at a glance Pacific Northwest golf resorts are considered among the best in the country. • For a map reference of the golf This is verified by the various poles in the resorts in the Northwest, including national magazines. Oregon, Washington and Idaho and Golf Digest has Bandon Dunes Resort Montana, see page 15. ranked as the top resort in the country. With its four golf courses, new par-3 NW resort deals Bandon Preserve course and the new • Looking for specials at Pacific putting course soon to be opened, there Northwest golf resorts? Most offer is something for everyone at Bandon deals on staying and playing. See Dunes. inside for more. Pronghorn in Central Oregon is ranked 43rd while Coeur d'Alene resort is 62nd and sun Valley in Idaho checks in at 67th on the list of top 75 resorts. According to Golf Magazine, Bandon Dunes is one of the few Platnium Award winners among the golf resorts in the country. Also winning awards from Golf Maga- zine were Coeur d'Alene and Sunriver that earned Gold Medal awards from the publication. Golf Magazine also had a list of its top "Green" resorts. Winning that award were Bandon Dunes and Sunriver Resort. Bob Marlatt Pronghorn in Central Oregon is ranked 43rd on Golf digest's list of the top resorts. Publisher Steve Turcotte Editor-Advertising Kathy Marlatt Operations Manager Mailing Address P.O.Box 1890 Port Townsend, WA 98368 Phone (360) 379-4080 Web Address insidegolfnewspaper.com E-mail Address [email protected] INsIde GOLF NeWspaper is a trademark of Northwest Publications, Inc. and is pub- lished on the first of each month. Bandon Dunes Resort on the Oregon Coast is the top-rated golf resort by Golf Digest Magazine and a Platnium Award winner by Golf Magazine. InsideGolfNewspaper.com • April Issue 2013 - Inside Golf Newspaper • • NORTHWEST RESORTS • • Page 4 • Pacific Northwest golf resorts offer a number of stay and play packages; Black Butte is honored • Suncadia: The “Unlimited Golf and enjoyable round for its loyal followers. Package,” offered from April 14 until Oc- The elkhorn Course opened in 1974 tober 3, 2013, invites guests to unwind at and underwent a remodel in 2005, it was Suncadia with the property’s exceptional acquired by the Sun Valley Company in amenities, polish their swing at Prospector 2011. The front nine was designed by robert Driving Range and enjoy multiple rounds of Trent Jones Sr. and the back nine by Robert golf on the Rope Rider and Prospector golf Trent Jones Jr. courses. In 2008, the resort added the nine-hole The accommodations included in the White Clouds course with 360-degree views “Unlimited Golf Package” are: of the valley and surrounding hills. • Unlimited golf and advance tee times for The popular Early Birdie will once again each paying adult on two courses: Prospec- be offered at sun Valley for $124 per person tor & Rope Rider per night from the opening of the season • Unlimited use of Prospector driving until June 9. See www.sunvalley.com/golf Range and Rope Rider Golf Park for more information. • deluxe overnight accommodations in • Salish Cliffs Golf Club at selected rooms in The Lodge at suncadia Little Creek Casino Resort – the or Trailhead Condominiums Squaxin Island Tribe’s award-winning en- • Courtesy intra-resort shuttle to both tertainment property located a convenient, courses scenic drive from Seattle and Olympia – has Rates for the unlimited golf and lodging released a savings-loaded Spring Stay-and- package start at $119 per person per night Play Package. and are available Sunday through Thursday The package includes one night stay in Little Creek Casino is offering a stay and Play package for its salish Cliffs course. nights with golf play Sundays through Fridays. a standard room, a round of golf at Salish All packages are subject to availability, rates Cliffs with cart, range balls, one breakfast Lounge Black Butte ranch, a breathtaking 1,800-acre do not include tax or gratuities and black-out at the Island Grille, and: rates start at $129 for single occupancy community framed by the Cascade Mountain dates may apply. • 50% off a spa treatment at the recently and $179 for double occupancy. reserva- Range, just a short drive from the charming • Sun Valley is the iconic Idaho unveiled Seven Inlets Spa tions are available now at 1-800-667-7711, western town of Sisters, Oregon. The Big mountain resort home to 45 holes of golf • 25% off at the seven Inlets spa shop or by visiting www.little-creek.com. Offer is Meadow Golf Course, debuting in 1970 and among three courses: Trail Creek, White • $10 in free play per person on the good between March 1 and June 30. updated in 2007, has been one of central Or- Clouds and Elkhorn. casino floor • Black Butte Ranch, with the egon golfers’ favorites, garnering numerous The Robert Trent Jones, Jr. designed • 25% discount at the casino gift shop stunning Big Meadow mountain golf course, awards over its 30 plus years. This Golfweek Trail Creek Course is an alpine-style18-hole (tobacco excluded) has been recognized by Golfweek as one of ranking has Black Butte Ranch sharing the layout that provides immaculate views of • 15% discount on retail purchases in the “Best Courses You Can Play” in Oregon spotlight with such other elite courses as the mountains and valleys. As Sun Valley’s the golf pro shop for 2013. Pacific Dunes, Bandon Dunes and Bandon signature course, it meanders alongside its • 50% discount on a cigar at the newly Designed by Robert Muir Graves, the Big Trails, and places Big Meadow among four namesake creek and provides a challenging opened Skookum Spirit Cigar & Wine Meadow golf course is the centerpiece of Central Oregon courses recognized. InsideGolfNewspaper.com InsideGolfNewspaper.com • Page 6 • • NORTHWEST RESORTS • • April Issue 2013 - Inside Golf Newspaper • No shortage of variety in Oregon resorts From the coast to Central Oregon, plenty of resorts Editor's note: Inside Golf Newspaper has taken a look at all the golf resorts in Oregon and came up with a list of inter- esting things to look for when you make your visit. Bandon Dunes Resort When Bandon Dunes opened for play in 1999, the course with the scenic views of the Pacific Ocean in Bandon, Ore. was quickly voted among the best in the country. When Pacific dunes opened in 2001 next to Bandon Dunes, the new course received even higher praise and loftier awards. A third course, Bandon Trails, is up and running along the Oregon Coast and a fourth course called Old Macdonald opened two years ago. Welcome to Bandon Dunes, home of four of the top golf courses in the coun- try, In fact, a fifth course called Bandon Preserve, a 13-hole par-3 course, opened up for play last year. Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond has two courses to choose from including a putting course and a 9-hole Challenge Course. All courses top the lists of every golf publication's best course list. There might not be much to see in and around the Oregon Resorts Bandon area, but there is the golf and Here are some facts and figures it's enough. And golf in its purest form, about golf resorts in Oregon. with no golf carts allowed, a prevailing wind blowing off the Pacific Ocean and • Bandon Dunes Resort native fescue grasses growing along the Bandon, Ore. fairways. Five courses to choose from There is more golf on the way at • Black Butte Ranch Bandon Dunes. A 18-hole putting course Black Butte, Ore. is being developed and constructed at Glaze Meadow, Big Meadow Bandon Dunes as well as another course • Brasada Ranch called Bandon Municipal Golf Links.