Public · 18 holes
Heron Lakes Golf Course (Greenback)
Portland, OR
Portland, OR
3500 North Victory Boulevard, Portland, OR 97217
About this course
Heron Lakes Golf Course Greenback course is an 18-hole public layout located in Portland, Oregon. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., the course opened in 1971. It plays to a par of 72 and measures 6,627 yards from the back tees.
The course is a parkland-style layout situated on a natural flood plain between the Willamette River and the Columbia Slough. It features tree-lined fairways and large greens that provide a fair test for all skill levels. The facility was once part of Vanport City and includes significant local history. Practice amenities include grass driving range tees and a chipping green.
Type
Parkland
Region
Pacific Coast
Holes
18
Par
72
LooperScore
70.4
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Design & architects
- Robert Trent Jones Jr, architect
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Nearby courses
Courses within 150 miles of Heron Lakes Golf Course (Greenback), by true distance.
Heron Lakes Golf Course (Great Blue)
Portland, OR · 0.0 mi away
The Great Blue Course is one of two 18-hole layouts at Heron Lakes Golf Club, a city-owned facility on the Columbia River lowlands just north of downtown Portland, Oregon. The flood-plain site offers views of Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens and includes wetland habitat that gives the club its name. Great Blue was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr and opened in 1992, two decades after the adjoining Greenback course. It has a links-style character, with Scottish-style mounding, tall fescue rough, small undulating greens and more than 80 bunkers, and it has hosted a U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. Heron Lakes is a public, municipal facility operated through Portland Parks Golf, with a shared driving range, practice areas and clubhouse serving both the Great Blue and Greenback courses.
Colwood National Golf Club
Portland, OR · 6.3 mi away
Colwood Golf Center is a public golf facility in northeast Portland, Oregon, near Portland International Airport, operated by Portland Parks & Recreation and managed by KemperSports. It sits on part of an 85-acre parcel purchased jointly with the Trust for Public Land in 2014. The original 18-hole Colwood Golf Course was reconfigured into a 9-hole, par-3 layout that opened in April 2015, spanning about 1,223 yards with two sets of tees and large, undulating greens aimed at beginners and returning players. A separate six-hole pitch-and-putt course and a lighted driving range are also on site. The facility is public and includes an event room, footgolf, and an expansive practice area.
Rose City Golf Course
Portland, OR · 7.2 mi away
Rose City Golf Course is an 18-hole public course in northeast Portland, Oregon, on land the city acquired in 1920 on the site of a former racetrack. It opened for play in the 1920s and features tree-lined fairways with a number of demanding long par 4s. The clubhouse, built in 1932 and designed by architect Herbert A. Angell, is a brick building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It houses a pro shop and the Rose City Grill. Owned and operated by Portland Parks & Recreation, the course is public and open daily. It sits in the Madison South neighborhood and offers year-round play typical of Portland's municipal course system.
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