{"id":2478,"date":"2011-04-21T16:18:12","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T23:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeffwallach.com\/?p=2478"},"modified":"2012-04-25T09:47:31","modified_gmt":"2012-04-25T16:47:31","slug":"oregon-golf-going-off-trail-to-wildhorse-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/jeffwallach\/golf\/2478\/oregon-golf-going-off-trail-to-wildhorse-resort","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Golf: Going Off-Trail to Wildhorse Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In the high desert east of Oregon’s Cascade Mountains, \u00a0ride on toward the Native American owned Wildhorse Resort and Casino, <\/strong>located just outside Pendleton. \u00a0Wildhorse isn\u2019t a gamble at all: lousy poker players will actually make<\/span> money by paying the low greens fees on the golf course rather than betting their two pair against three-of-a-kind in the poker room.\u00a0 The underrated and largely unknown track stretches to 7,112 at the base of the Blue Mountains.\u00a0 Designed by local architect John Steidel, the holes wind across high plains amid native grasses beside 1,400 planted trees including Ponderosa Pine, Mountain Mahogany, and Western Larch.\u00a0 On the horizon, view the Columbia Plateau.\u00a0 But also keep your eye on the greens, which slant and slope rather than undulating.\u00a0 The first good hole comes at number two, where two bunkers lurk in a hollow, OB lies to the left, and the fairway curves uphill.\u00a0 The visuals here are tricky, making distances hard to figure.\u00a0 Other standouts include number fifteen, where a high mound hides the green and water waits patiently to the left.\u00a0 Along the course you\u2019ll spot the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, a Native American community center and museum well worth a visit following your round.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Also worth visiting is the nearby high desert western town of Pendleton. \u00a0A century ago the sleepy burg boasted 32 saloons and 18 houses of ill repute.\u00a0 Today, it\u2019s most famous for the Round Up, a rodeo that\u2019s taken place every September since 1910.\u00a0 If you miss the roping events, you can still visit the Hall of Fame Museum located under the grandstand. Downtown, pick up the Pendleton Underground Tour (541-276-0730), which proceeds through tunnels and subterranean rooms that once housed the Shamrock Card Room, a meat market, and a Chinese laundry.\u00a0 The rooms have been made to look as they did when in use, down to the smallest detail. Spend all your extra gold dust at the Pendleton Woolen Mills factory store (541-276-6911).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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