Chambers Bay

Beautiful. I love that they keep their facilities in the park beautifully clean! It’s an amazing place to take a stroll with loved ones, the view is breath taking and the playground goes a bit above and beyond any other park playground. Hills are steep so please please please be careful with skateboarding or biking down the hill. There haven’t been a lot of deaths but no fatality is better! So walk to the bottom of each hill before you skateboard, long board, bike, or skate!

I am an avid golfer and loved Bandon Dunes. Chambers is very much like Bandon for comparisons and a beautiful Scottish Links course. The course truly connects the land with the water. The layout is challenging and interesting to play. The bunkering has the natural over-​grown edges that mark a course that wants to feel like part of the land.
the 1^st hole is a reachable par 5 that you can’t miss to the left of the green or you will face a 40 foot drop. Perfect risk/​reward hole. The 12^th is a drivable par 4 uphill with a bowled green that feeds balls close to the hole. The 15^th hole is a short scenic par 3 with the Lone Fir in the background overlooking the waters of Puget Sound. There are dramatic elevation changes and this is a bit of target golf but with generous wide fairways and landing areas to hit. Certain holes have a backstop that you can use so don’t be afraid to go long on the back pins and watch the ball roll back closer.
I would give the course 5 stars if it weren’t for the greens. They were bumpy and slow. I admit I’ve never putted on fescue greens but I just couldn’t get the speed right. Plus, they were likely recovering from the US Open. I am sure that if I go again in the future, the greens will be better, but that cost a star.
The staff was impeccable and makes you feel right at home. Terry in the pro-​shop checked me in and she is an Oakland, CA native so we hit it off. The starter ribbed me the entire time I was getting ready for my round in a natural and friendly way. Loved him. One of my partners took a caddie. I personally can’t play with a caddie as I find it too distracting. The caddie was good and knew the local lore and how to read the greens, play the course. On the last hole he showed us where Dustin Johnson 3 putted to lose the US Open and we all three putted proving we are not US Open material…
I’d play it again next time I’m in Seattle.

Gary Player was right ! Unless you are an 8 handicap or less, I strongly suggest you avoid this course. The layout and design makes it very difficult to avoid trouble. Even well placed average tee shots and approach shots land in trouble. Way too many bunkers and rough, in areas where the average golfer hits. Some odd and virtually impossible holes to land the ball on the greens. I hit some decent shots to the greens, and the ball either rolled off the back, left or right. Unfair to the average player. If you typically shoot in the high 80’s or low 90’s, you will not get under 100 here. That not a fun golf experiance. Course is set up for only the very best players, and its a public course. Price is way too high for the condition of the course. No driving carts, which would be fine if it wasn’t so hilly. Public golf course, costs around $ 400 with caddy, not worth it.
Very dissapointing, not what I expected. Should have listened to the pros complaining at the open.

Definitely a super scenic run route, my Instagram can attest to that. Don’t be fooled by the beauty, behind all that is a winding path through a wooded area that sure gave me a definite run for my money ie the aspirin bottle. I definitely don’t run hills too often, my hips hate it, but it was a really great Tuesday workout.

Incredible views and awesome location. Not easy to park or get around the huge hills, but a very fun time

Chambers Bay is gorgeous. I am not a golfer, but I go there for runs, walks, and for the kids to play at the park. The sunsets are absolutely breathtaking, and Chambers Bay as a whole is incredibly scenic. I recommend it for scenic walks, runs, golfing, and even kite flying in the meadow!

As someone who has played the course several times over the past few years since it opened, I can safely say that it was in much better condition when I played it than the condition it was in for the US Open. I went to Monday’s practice round and again for Sunday’s final, and I was equally embarrassed at several aspects of my experience.
1. As everyone has said, the condition of the course was really bad. They literally let all of the grass on the entire course die before the tournament began. The greenest grass in the whole area was where spectators ate lunch at the pavilion off the course.
2. As a spectator, it literally felt like the USGA didn’t want us to be there. Everything was roped off. And the absolute worst part, was on 18 at the end of the day on Sunday, there were literally thousands of spectators who never got to see the crazy finish with Spieth/​Johnson. We all missed it because there was literally no way to view the green unless you were in the grandstands. It was the most disappointing and unfair thing that I’ve ever seen as a sports fan. All of the USGA volunteers walked right through the gated areas for their front row seats, while thousands and thousands of spectators sat behind the grandstands with zero way to view what was happening. What a terrible way to end such an exciting, exhausting and expensive tournament as a spectator.
3. For the players, I just felt bad for them. They were making the best of it out there, but I wouldn’t even want to play this course with the way it looked. The fairways were like concrete, and the greens were super bumpy. Basically, I’d relate it to the feeling of showing up for your tee time at a local course and being really excited, just to find out they punched the greens the day before and didn’t water the course for 2 months.
To the USGA, it’s your fault that the course looked like crap, not Chambers Bay. That course was amazing, green, and beautiful when I played it over the years. Next time, water the course, let spectators watch golf, and make things easier instead of harder for the experience. You’ll be out of business if you keep running major tournaments this way.

Chambers Bay is a beautiful course. I can’t wait to try to play it in the future. It seems challenging and difficult. Has more to offer than most of the public courses in the area. I enjoyed the U.S. Open. I appreciate the amount of work and planning it took to host it. The course is very hilly and has some very interesting terrain.

I like the creative layout. Did not play the course today but got to watch pros and amateurs play. Nice view and hefty calorie burning walks between holes. I thought the trains were a nice touch to mess with the golfers.
Rough greens, lots of brown on and off the course itself. Not very nice to look at. The bumps in the greens will keep me away from this course. I don’t want my putts to come down to luck and bumps.
There are so many better courses in the area so until they rehab these greens I will play somewhere else.
Edit — here’s a high profile example of the greens during the US Open.

Went for US Open, well organized event, a LOT of people.
I have been here few years back remember it had better lawn, this time around lawn looked bit warn.
Had Suite tickets but thought would try out Concession Stands but was bit disappointed. For any small event it could have worked but for the US Open — disappointing!!!
Got tickets to Puget Sound Suites access — great service, tastefully arranged setting, better food and great drinks :) would give 4 stars.

Forget the golf! You just can’t beat the views of the South Sound and neighboring islands. Cloudy or sunny, it’s gorgeous either way. Hoping the U. S Open doesn’t ruin the meadows permanently.

I thought Chambers was going to be another park with a good view.
I was right and it was better!
It’s actually the place where I eventually married my wife!
Everything about this park has what you want and need.

No, this isn’t a overly manicured, every lie flat, simple course. It’s raw. It’s built up from a gravel pit. And it’s beautiful. I love the tough lies, hazards that are actually penalizing (what’s the point of perfectly groomed bunkers), and greens that make you think. All you cart riders will have to walk lol. The only negative is prices have gone up leading up to the US Open.

Beautiful park with an amazing view. Love taking our puppy for a walk. Love going here for a run, picnic, or even for homework.

A wonderful place to go no matter the weather. There is a parking lot as soon as you enter near the restaurant and if you continue driving there is a parking lot at the bottom as well. Also plenty of street parking and little paths that will get you from the street onto the trail. It is roughly 2.5 miles, and depending on where you start and which direction you go the level of difficulty varies. Absolutely beautiful views! Benches and scenery areas for you to rest and take everything in. I only noticed two bathrooms along the entire trail with water fountains. Wasn’t as crowded as I expected, I think I will make a trip here at least a few times a week.

Hubs says the golf is good and course is beautiful but we came just for the walking trail today. Fantastic! Views, paved wide trails, rest areas, playground and some incline for a great work out. About 7000 steps :) dog friendly (and lots of them). We didn’t but plenty of picnic tables too. We will be back.

We live about 3 miles away from this place and we cannot get enough of it!!! We absolutely love it. Place is nice and clean 99% of the time, unless it’s super nice outside and it’s crowded, besides that always perfect. The dog park is a great incentive since we have a big husky, and we have never had issues with any of the dog owners, which is hard to find around this area. Best place for a bbq, picnic, or just a quick workout. This will always be our park of choice as long as we are here!

I am so happy to say that not only did I witness the most beautiful wedding here I was honored to be apart of it. This park is AMAZING! The views are breath taking pictures do it no justice. You truely have to see it with your own eyes to experience what a beauty it is. Sunny blue skys all day long followed by a late 8:30 p.m. sunset that consisted of orange and pink skys could not get any better. I recommend that everyone go here just once it really will change your world.

Beautiful park and golf course! Well maintained facilities… Plenty of space to run, walk or jog with paved walking paths throughout. Room to fly a kite!
A must visit if you’re in the area. There is also a modern playground for the children to play at.
Just gorgeous!!!

Ocean course. You can see the water in every hole. Islands here and there. The course plays true to being a links style course. Depending on weather fairsways are firm and the balls release quite a bit. Bunkers are everywhere. Most fairway bunkers requires you to take your medicine and just hit it back out to the fairway instead of going for the greens.
it’s a walking course. you’ll walk almost 8 miles. get a caddy. you will thank me later. i would recommend Johnny! he was just one of the best caddies we’ve ever had.
they are short on caddies so johnny did two rounds and both times he carried two golf bags!
tips:
*make sure you bring $ to tip the caddies.
*there are a few restrooms on the holes.
*bring a camera
*there are water coolers located on the course.
*you will also cross path with the snack bar at least 3 times.
*you will see mices, coyotes, various birds, etc.
*spectators are allowed.
*US open 2015.
*there are many people hiking or jogging around the course.
*there’s one lone tree that is gated up because some guy tried to chop the thing down and now it’s protected.

I never knew that this place existed until a few months ago, I can’t believe that Tacoma had something this beautiful, and I had no idea it existed.
This is an amazing place for pictures, or to ride a bike, walk, run, explore, learn, and obviously play golf.
I’ve just been amazed at what we see, and find each time we go here, leave it to the kids to discover even more things when they come along too.
Our morning walks, we usually see deer, and find little crabs, it’s very relaxing, and the people who are there usually say hi, and strike up conversations with my kids, or at least smile at you, very pleasant tranquil atmosphere.