Whispering Firs Golf Course

University Place, WA · 6.0 mi away

Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington, opened in 2007 on a former sand and gravel mine on the shore of Puget Sound. Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed it for Pierce County, which owns the course, and the mining terrain left behind steep grades, sand ridges and open ground with no trees at all except a single fir near the 15th green. The course is turfed in fescue and plays firm and fast, with holes routed along and above the water and a passenger rail line running between the course and the Sound. It is walking only. Several holes have multiple green sites and tee positions, so the routing can change day to day, and one hole can play as a par 4 or a par 5. Chambers Bay hosted the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open, won by Jordan Spieth. The greens were converted from fescue to poa annua in 2018 after criticism of their condition during that Open.

DuPont, WA · 7.4 mi away

The Home Course in DuPont, Washington, opened in 2007 and is co-owned and operated by Washington Golf and the Pacific Northwest Golf Association. Designed by Mike Asmundson, it stretches to 7,420 yards from the back tees and offers views of Puget Sound, the Olympic Mountains, and Mount Rainier. The course sits on the former site of a dynamite plant run by the DuPont company, for which the city is named. The first hole, "Apple Tree," borders the remnants of Fort Nisqually, and apple trees planted by Hudson's Bay Company settlers in the 1830s still line it. The Home Course is open to public play, with five sets of tees plus the shorter Little Home Course for beginners.

Last verified 2026-09-12

Tacoma, WA · 8.0 mi away

Eagle's Pride Golf Course sits on Joint Base Lewis-McChord land near DuPont, south of Tacoma, with Mount Rainier in view. The Army runs it, and it is open to the public as well as military golfers. There are 27 holes. From late March the full 27-hole summer layout is in use, and from early November it goes back to the original 18. The fairways are well kept and the rough is forgiving, with tees for every level. The heated, lighted range has covered bays, and there is a brewhouse on site. Book through GolfNow or by phone.