a green perched above the Columbia's big bend—pure sand bluff, golden hour
▦ hero—a green perched above the Columbia's big bend—pure sand bluff, golden hour
Destinations / Gamble Sands / Gamble Sands

Gamble Sands

The course that put Gamble Sands on the map—wide, sandy, and fun.
Designers
David McLay Kidd
Par
72
Yardage
7,151
Style
Links · walking only
Green fee
from $245

Gamble Sands opened the resort in 2014, and David McLay Kidd's par-72 routing over 7,151 yards above the Columbia River quickly picked up Golf Digest's Best New Course award—proof that a course can be both a serious test and genuinely fun to play.

Fairways run wide and forgiving off the tee; the trouble shows up around the greens, where the ground game matters more than the air game.

Signature stretch
Downhill fairway at Gamble Sands running toward the Columbia River valleyHole 2 · 340 yards
The architect's favorite

David McLay Kidd has called the short second his favorite hole on the property, and the tee shot explains why—340 yards falling away beneath the widest view on the bluff, the Columbia threading the orchards far below. Chase it with driver or lay back to a wedge; either way the ground does half the work.

the slalom valley from above
punchbowl green against the sand edge
cottages above the Columbia at dusk
Scorecard
Hole
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
OUT
Yards
430
340
632
165
501
264
493
310
421
3,556
Par
4
4
5
3
4
3
5
4
4
36
Hole
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
IN
Yards
147
426
327
562
445
470
220
420
578
3,595
Par
3
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
5
36
Dining on-property
Danny Boy Bar & Grill
$35 pp
American · dinner
Book a tee time
Green fee$245
Twilight$150
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