{"id":2475,"date":"2011-04-26T20:30:47","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T03:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeffwallach.com\/?p=2475"},"modified":"2012-04-25T09:47:17","modified_gmt":"2012-04-25T16:47:17","slug":"elkhorn-valley-undiscovered-oregon-golf-treasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/jeffwallach\/golf\/courses-and-travel\/2475\/elkhorn-valley-undiscovered-oregon-golf-treasure","title":{"rendered":"Elkhorn Valley, Undiscovered Oregon Golf Treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oregon isn\u2019t as famous for mountain golf as some western states but that\u2019s no reason to miss Elkhorn Valley Golf Course<\/a><\/strong>, a quiet symphony of fine holes nestled in the foothills of the Cascades.\u00a0 The original nine was designed and built over eleven years (it opened in 1976) as a labor of love by Don Cutler, whose children ran the place for many years and who is buried just behind one of the greens.\u00a0 The back nine was developed as time and money permitted and opened in 2000.\u00a0 The course plays 6,242 yards.<\/p>\n

Once described as the among the best 9-hole courses in the country by Sports Illustrated, the current front side of Elkhorn Valley rates with some of the top designs architected by the biggest names in golf.\u00a0 The holes wind through canyons, streams, wetlands, lakes, and tall pacific forests.\u00a0 Conditions are exceptional and holes are challenging to those who want to take on the terrain but also generous with bailout areas for others.\u00a0 There\u2019s not a mediocre hole in sight.<\/p>\n

Number one presents a dogleg right with a bunker at the corner and a wide landing area left.\u00a0 A ragged stream runs directly in front of the green and trees overhang to create angles or requirements for moving the ball.\u00a0 Number four, at 543 yards, has a second landing area islanded between two streams and a lake, and a well protected green.\u00a0 Two of the three par threes on the front side play over deep ravines.\u00a0 The back side may seem slightly weaker, with two par threes coming in the first three holes.\u00a0 Fourteen is one of the best on the return, a 377-yard par four with wetlands suggesting a possible lay-up, in which case the second shot is long to a narrow green. \u00a0For more info call 503-897-3368.<\/p>\n

Close-by to Elkhorn Valley the activities of choice are outdoors.\u00a0 Nearby Silver Falls State Park (503-873-8681) boasts the highest concentration of waterfalls in the U.S.\u00a0 Half of the fourteen falls are over 100 feet high.\u00a0 An eight-mile loop hike winds through huge forests.\u00a0 Also close by is the beloved Opal Creek.\u00a0 Hike three miles along the Little North Fork Santiam River to the mining town of Jawbone Flats and another four miles through 700-year old cedars to the turquoise waters of the creek.\u00a0 Or visit the hippie Breitenbush Hot Springs Resort (503-854-3314), a place of contemplation and tofu.<\/p>\n

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