Three Rivers Golf Course

I showed up for my 10am tee time and they were out of carts… great course though, I wish the greens were faster. Greens are being puffed sept 26th.

I like heading out of Portland’s expensive courses and hitting more reasonably priced courses. No cart service is still a bummer. I guess they do that only for tournaments.

May 18, 1980. If you were living in the pacific NW you may recognize this date. I certainly do. It was the day of the Mt. Saint Helens volcano eruption. And what spewed out of the mouth of the volcano? Hot molten lava. Sun blocking hot ash. And the Three Rivers Golf Course :)

It’s estimated that about 540 tons of ash fell over 22,000 square miles. Apparently after the eruption enough ash accumulated on a local farmers land that it motivated him to sell cheep. . The new owner then turned around and charged the state to dump ash on his land from the adjacent river that they dredged it. Which, it turns out is a great foundation and drainage system for a golf course.

The course drains very well and I was told can be busier in the winter sometimes because it’s in such great shape during our wet season. The course was offered challenging driving holes, with well designed hazards and some break and slope to the greens. Plus I get to say I golfed on a Volcano:)

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The course is well maintained with good drainage. I was impressed that there was hardly any leaves on the greens. Also, I liked the food and drinks offered at the snack shack. I definitely will return.

Dave has no business dealing with the public. He is rude and condescending. He does not value customers, does not honor tee times booked online, and heaven forbid you dont have enough daylight to finish your round, he will absolutely not give you a raincheck... even with 3.5 hours per side pace of play and no marshal. if you spend money at this course on a nice day, and Dave is in the shop, you will not finish your round. you may as well throw your money away!

Second time playing Three Rivers. First time was just after greens punched. I like the layout. Course was in pretty good condition. Greens rolled smoothly. Pace of play was a bit slow, but not terrible. Definitely a good value.

No marshal, pace of play was ridiculously slow. 10 minute wait for every shot, 2-3 cards on every hole. with only one hour left of daylight, we finally finished the front nine. realizing we would not be able to finish, we went to the pro shop to request rainchecks for the back 9. we were told to "go finish your round, its not raining." after arguing back and forth about there not being enough light to finish more than 4 more holes, the staff member told me "you are not getting your d@%* money back, not get out of here" so... over a 20 dollar rain check, they have lost me and my family's business forever.

This is a great course any time of year but it’s the best winter course in the PNW in my opinion.

Great people work here, everyone is friendly and make you feel at home
They get to know you, and that is very nice

Got to squeeze in a good round before it gets cold!! Fun round great course. Will definitely play again.

Greens were punched, but it was like putting on the beach with too much sand.

Like playing here a couple times a year. Am rarely disappointed.

Best course around to play, in great condition great staff that is freindly!
Played dry even after all the rain we have had!

Nice course, well maintained. Was way overbooked so we were 30-40 minutes late teeing off and then had to on almost every shot. Absolutely no reason for a near 6 hour round except poor management. Will most likely never golf the course again