NWGolfGuys.com 2010 Tournament Schedule

We are happy to announce our 2010 Tournament Schedule below.

NWGolfGuys.com Golf Club 2010 Tournament Schedule

March 27th - Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek)
April 24th - Chehalem Glenn Golf Course
May 16th - Camas Meadows Golf Club
June 12th - Heron Lakes Golf Course (Great Blue)
July 11th - Indian Creek Golf Course
August TBD - Wildwood Golf Course
September 19th - Stone Creek Golf Club
October TBD - The OGA Course

More information on these tournaments will be available shortly.

Winter Rules: Heron Lakes Golf Course (Great Blue)

Welcome to Winter Rules, where we look at how our local courses are holding up during the winter months. This week, we take a look at Heron Lakes Golf Course, specifically Great Blue. Arguably the best of the city owned courses in both design and course maintenance, Great Blue is a very popular course in-season. But in the quiet winter months, when prices drop to $24 during the week and $30 on the weekends, there’s opportunity for value and enjoyment of a championship style course. Like most courses at this time, all carts must stay on the path should you choose to ride. We decided to hoof this December round in an effort to stay warm and relaxed for the sake of good swings.

Despite being located in a delta and having plenty of neighboring water sources, the course has remained rather dry thus far. Aside from a few plug areas in the rough, the course provided decent firmness for this time of year. The fairways are still providing some bounce (even before the “cold snap”!), thanks in part to relatively low rainfall, but also a sound drainage system. The greens are holding up well and running great; just a touch slower to putt on then their speedy summer time conditions.

For those that need their golf fix during the winter, you sacrifice very little in playing Great Blue during the winter. Other than the lack of tall grass, the course plays no different strategically than it does during the summer. Be sure to give a little extra on your putts, and play an extra club if you plan to run your ball to the pin. You can read our review of the Great Blue course at Heron Lakes HERE.

Central Oregon Winter Course Information

Sure it's cold outside, but that never stopped you before. If you heading to Central Oregon for the holidays and want to get in a round of golf, NWGolfGuys.com has you covered. We have called around so you don't have to. Here is a course listing of all Bend area courses, as well as information on whether they are open throughout the winter. Keep in mind all courses open year round may be closed from time to time due to snow. Expected re-openings are in parenthesis.

Aspen Lakes Golf Course: CLOSED (Early March)
Black Butte Resort - Big Meadow: CLOSED (April)
Black Butte Resort - Glaze Meadow : CLOSED (April)
Caldera Links: CLOSED (Spring)
Crooked River Ranch: OPEN
Crosswater Golf Club: CLOSED (Spring)
Desert Peaks Golf Course: OPEN
Eagle Crest Resort - Challenge Course: OPEN
Eagle Crest Resort - Resort Course: CLOSED (Spring)
Eagle Crest Resort - Ridge Course: OPEN
Juniper Golf Club: OPEN
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort: OPEN
Lost Tracks Golf Club: UNKNOWN
Meadow Lakes Golf Course: OPEN
Missing Link Golf Course: OPEN
Old Back Nine at Mt. High: CLOSED
Quail Run Golf Course: CLOSED (March)
River's Edge Golf Course: OPEN
Sunriver Resort - Meadows Course: CLOSED (Spring)
Sunriver Resort - Woodlands Course: CLOSED (Spring)
Tetherow Golf Club: CLOSED (April 2nd)
Tokatee Golf Club: CLOSED (mid-February)
Widgi Creek Golf Club: CLOSED (Spring)

We will continue to update this list as we get more information. Click the above links to see our reviews of these great Central Oregon courses. Enjoy the holidays!