{"id":1378,"date":"2010-06-10T14:24:27","date_gmt":"2010-06-10T21:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeffwallach.com\/?p=1378"},"modified":"2012-04-25T09:50:38","modified_gmt":"2012-04-25T16:50:38","slug":"gearhart-golf-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/jeffwallach\/golf\/1378\/gearhart-golf-links","title":{"rendered":"Gearhart Golf Links"},"content":{"rendered":"\"\"<\/a>\n

The refreshingly little-known Gearhart Golf Links and Resort, along the northern Oregon coast, is\u00a0the second oldest golf course in the west (it opened in 1892 with four holes).\u00a0 Over the years a number of designers\u2014including the renowned Chandler Egan\u2014left their mark on the course.\u00a0 In 1999 the links received a full make-over at the talented hands of William Robinson, who replaced all tees and bunkers as well as several greens, installed new irrigation, and otherwise pepped things up.\u00a0 The new 21,000 sq. ft Victorian clubhouse recalls the original 1900-era hotel. \u00a0Even better, it has a McMenamins’ bar and restaurant, which Oregonians already know all about, and visitors will be thrilled to learn about.<\/p>\n

Gearhart is a true links course that rolls and dips among moundy, grass-covered dunes. The ocean only provides subtext here, remaining just out of sight, although you can hear and feel it.\u00a0 The 6218-yard layout is charming and subtle.\u00a0 The front side careens along nicely if uneventfully until the fine number five, a 372-yard dogleg left with a narrow landing area.\u00a0 Even a slightly mishit drive may leave a difficult approach over a pond to a small green.\u00a0 Number ten, at 341 yards, also excels, with angled cross bunkers creating a landing area that widens farther from the tee, an enticement to long hitters. Throughout the course, narrow ridges and other topographical features carom balls every which way, so consider where you want them to end up.\u00a0 Gearhart provides a breezy adventure in classic links golf.<\/p>\n

The sleepy town of Gearhart is perfect for beach walks and gallery browsing, the kind of place Portlanders have retreated to for over a century\u2014these days to rent weathered Cape Cod style beach houses where they read and cook fresh local seafood.\u00a0 Elsewhere along this part of the scenic coast\u2014tucked between crashing surf and Pacific forests\u2014you can tour the Tillamook cheese factory (503-815-1300), glide through the Air Museum (503-842-1130), visit lighthouses and Lewis-and-Clark historic sites, fish, kayak, hike the headlands of a number of state parks, or visit kitschy shops and chowder houses before retreating to a bed and breakfast.\u00a0 The north coast\u2019s attractions are quiet and understated.\u00a0 Down Highway 101 in Seaside and Canon Beach the action\u2014in the form of skee ball arcades, a good bookstore, and a long promenade from the turn of the century\u2014climb a notch.<\/p>\n

All photos by donfrankphotography.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

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