Palouse Ridge Golf Club

Palouse Ridge Golf Club
Club information
Palouse Ridge Golf Club is located in the United States
Palouse Ridge Golf Club
Location in the United States
Palouse Ridge Golf Club is located in Washington (state)
Palouse Ridge Golf Club
Location in Washington
Coordinates46°44′17″N 117°08′31″W / 46.738°N 117.142°W / 46.738; -117.142
Location1260 Palouse Ridge Drive
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington, U.S.
Elevation2,600 feet (790 m)
Established2008; 16 years ago (2008)
1925; 99 years ago (1925)
(former 9 holes)
TypePublic
Owned byWashington State University
Operated byWashington State University
Total holes18
Websitewww.palouseridge.com
Designed byJohn Harbottle III
Par72
Length7,308 yards (6,682 m)[1]
Course rating75.4[2]
Slope rating140[2]

Palouse Ridge Golf Club is an 18-hole championship golf course in the northwest United States, located at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. On the east edge of campus on the Palouse of the Inland Northwest, it opened for play sixteen years ago in 2008 and is the home venue of the Cougar golf teams of the Pac-12 Conference.

Designed by John Harbottle III (1958–2012), its back tees (Crimson) are at 7,308 yards (6,682 m);[1] the course rating is 75.4 with a slope rating of 140.[2] The average elevation is approximately 2,600 feet (790 m) above sea level and it lies between Martin Stadium and the Pullman–Moscow Regional Airport.

Palouse Ridge replaced a sub-standard nine-hole "WSU Golf Course" that opened in 1925,[3][4] and was mostly an unimproved recreational track. It had dual tees, but measured under 5,800 yards (5,300 m) for par 72, with a course rating of 65.4 and a slope of 110. The first and ninth holes originally extended west to Stadium Way,[5][6] now a parking lot,[7] and later began on the east side of Bailey–Brayton Field, in the area now occupied by tennis courts. (Replacement holes were constructed on the east end of the layout, in the area now occupied by the 18th (reversed) and 9th holes.)

Long targeted for an upgrade,[8][9][10] the WSU course closed in 2006 and was plowed under for the $12.3 million redesign project, constructed on part of the same site and adjacent land.[11][12][13]

The 18-hole Palouse Ridge course opened in 2008 on August 29, and intends to improve the school's golf teams, provide a laboratory for students in turf grass courses, and give boosters and alumni an additional reason to visit campus.[11] The course hosted NCAA golf with Pac-12 women's championship in 2012, the NCAA men's west regional in 2013,[14][15] and the Pac-12 men's championship in 2015.[16][17]

Palouse Ridge is an upgraded complement to the area's mainstay University of Idaho Golf Course, eight miles (13 km) east in Moscow, which opened in 1937 and added its second nine in 1970. The city of Pullman had attempted to construct an 18-hole golf course in the early 1990s at the northwest part of the city, near the high school.[18][19] After some local opposition,[20] it was put before voters in November 1994,[21] and failed.[10]

Scorecard

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Palouse Ridge Golf Club
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
SI Men's 3 17 5 9 1 7 15 11 13 8 10 4 2 14 18 16 12 6
Crimson 75.4 / 140 463 379 484 190 589 253 489 447 540 3834 626 175 455 232 401 369 138 527 551 3474 7308
Blue 72.8 / 135 407 369 440 158 552 217 426 382 483 3434 566 156 426 217 401 345 119 508 551 3289 6723
Par 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 5 36 5 3 4 3 4 4 3 5 5 36 72
Gray M:70.0/127 W:76.0/138 379 339 414 158 530 184 359 339 476 3178 527 133 387 179 376 307 119 475 491 2994 6172
SI Women's 5 9 3 17 1 15 13 11 7 4 12 8 16 10 14 18 2 6
Black 72.6 / 133 353 328 389 124 510 146 316 292 411 2869 499 114 348 154 292 271 102 451 452 2683 5552
Green 70.0 / 127 346 318 362 118 453 146 260 271 370 2644 473 94 278 136 285 271 96 434 395 2462 5106

Source:[1][2]

Video

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  • YouTube – WSU's Palouse Ridge Golf Club (2013)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Scorecard". Palouse Ridge Golf Club. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Palouse Ridge Golf Club". USGA. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Washington State College will spend $9000 in reconstructing its golf course". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 2, 1934. p. 12.
  4. ^ "Cougar golf links near completion". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). June 30, 1934. p. 12.
  5. ^ "Campus View (circa 1961)". Washington State University Libraries. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  6. ^ "Aerial View of Washington State University". Washington State University Libraries. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "WSU regents tell projects". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 11, 1969. p. 2.
  8. ^ McDonough, Ted (May 16, 1997). "Tee time set back". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1A.
  9. ^ McDonough, Ted (July 10, 1997). "WSU plans more than a golf course". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1A.
  10. ^ a b Huntington, Rebecca (December 5, 1997). "Golf course opponents yell 'fore!'". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  11. ^ a b Madison, Erin (August 26, 2006). "New golf course expected to be up to par". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1A.
  12. ^ Potts, Marcus (June 21, 2007). "Course on track". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
  13. ^ Vestal, Shawn (August 18, 2007). "Break out the driver, and sprinklers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B3.
  14. ^ "NCAA Division I men's golf championships Pullman regional field set". Washington State University Athletics. May 6, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  15. ^ "Regional field released for 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships". NCAA. May 6, 2013. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  16. ^ Thorpe, Jacob (April 26, 2015). "WSU hosts Pac-12 golf at Palouse Ridge". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  17. ^ "The Palouse provides unique setting for 2015 Pac-12 Men's Golf Championships". Pac-12 Conference. (video). April 28, 2015. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  18. ^ "Pullman studies city golf course". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). staff and wire reports. January 23, 1992. p. B2.
  19. ^ Hedland, Katherine (October 20, 1992). "Golf course would make money". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 12A.
  20. ^ Sorensen, Eric (November 17, 1993). "Residents tee off on plans to fund new golf course". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B5.
  21. ^ Sorensen, Eric (December 15, 1993). "Pullman City Council to send golf course proposal to voters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B2.
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