Colwood Golf Center, Portland, OR

Portland’s Ground Breaking Par 3 Executive course

Posted by Alistair Orr

If you find yourself in Northeast Portland and you have an hour or so to kill before your plane lifts off from the Portland International Airport a great way to pass the time is to pop over to the Colwood Golf Center. Located a couple par 5’s from the terminal a quick nine on it’s Par 3 executive course is waiting to be enjoyed. If you aren’t up for a fun round, you can work on your game at the driving range or hone your footwedge skills on the accredited footgolf course.

Portland Parks and Rec purchased 85 acres of the former Colwood National Golf Club (which closed its doors 2014) with a plan to create a family friendly facility designed to bring fun back to the game and to accommodate players of all abilities. The Center offers lesson packages, men’s and ladies leagues and junior camps.

The layout is situated on a sloping piece of property and ranging from 91 to 163 yards each hole on the routing has two sets of tees and two pins placement on the greens. The green complexes are rife with challenging undulations and are a test for even the most seasoned of golfers. The Blue tees play at 1223 yards and the White at 833 but by mixing and matching which pin you choose to take aim the layout offers variety. For the beginner Colwood offers a stress free environment to learn the game and for the wily veteran it is a great place to work on your short game.

Hole 1

By all accounts the Parks and Rec Departments experiment at Colwood has been a great success and should serve as a model for other cities who are currently at a crossroads when it comes to managing their golf properties.

Course Stats: Sunriver Resort: Caldera Links Course

Contact:

Colwood Golf Center
7313 NE Columbia Blvd.
Portland, OR

503-254-5515

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