▦ hero—the resort cottages and practice green above the Columbia
Destinations / Washington
Gamble Sands
Wide-open, joyful golf above the Columbia River.
Courses
2 Championship
1 Short
Best season
April – October
Getting there
Fly to Pangborn Memorial (EAT)
or Spokane (GEG)—far more flights, ~2.5 hr drive
From the airport
Pangborn Memorial (EAT) · ~1h 20m drive
Price
$$$
Gamble Sands opened in 2014 as David McLay Kidd's wide, sandy answer to a resort course—forgiving off the tee, all the trouble around the greens—and quickly became one of the most-loved public courses in the Northwest. Scarecrow, his tighter follow-up, and the 14-hole short course Quicksands rounded the property out.
It's set high above the Columbia River in North Central Washington, orchard country as much as golf country, with the longest playable season of any of these destinations.
The courses
Where to stay
Off the course
Cascades Putting course
Lake Chelan wine country
Columbia River views from the bluff
Best time to go
MarMayJulSepNov
Widest window of these destinations—playable April through October, warm and dry at peak summer.
Sample itineraries
The two-course stop
Gamble Sands + Scarecrow
Play it all · 3-day
Both courses, Quicksands, and a wine-country afternoon
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