Golf courses in Oak Harbor, WA.

Oak Harbor, WA

Whidbey Golf Club sits in a lake- and tree-lined setting in Oak Harbor, Washington, on land that was once the Loerland Dairy Farm. Local golfers acquired the property in 1961, seeded the original nine holes that year, and began play in 1962; a second nine was added in 1979. The old dairy barn served as the clubhouse until a 1996 fire destroyed it, and a new clubhouse with a restaurant and bar opened in 1998. The course plays to a par of 72 over about 6,537 yards from the back tees. Whidbey Golf Club describes itself as a semi-private, family-oriented facility, and Oak Harbor's location in the Olympic rain shadow helps keep the course playable through much of the year.

Oak Harbor, WA

Gallery Golf Course is located on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Oak Harbor, Washington, with views across the Strait of Juan de Fuca toward the Olympic Mountains. The course began in 1948-49 as a six-hole layout called Rocky Point, built at the urging of base commander Capt. Bill Gallery for his wife, an avid golfer. It was expanded to nine holes and then to a full 18 by 1954, and was later renamed Gallery Golf Course in the couple's honor. Although it sits on Navy property, Gallery has been open to public play for many years alongside military patrons, and it offers a driving range, pro shop and men's and women's golf associations.