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Chambers Bay • University Place
What can be said about Chambers Bay that hasn’t been said a million times before? How about this — no golf course has ever meant more to the game’s future in the state of Washington.
Certainly, it’s the one that finally brought us a U.S. Open, and a week none of us will ever forget in our lifetimes. But more than that, it’s put Washington on the map. Before Chambers Bay, our state was invisible to the golf world, just a rainy, coffee-soaked blotch on the map between Bandon Dunes and the floating green at Coeur d’Alene. Now, thanks to Chambers, the world has seen Washington golf for what we know it to be — a scenic wonderland filled with beautiful public courses, towering evergreens, majestic mountains, sun shining off the Sound, and the most devoted golfers and golf fans you’ll find anywhere. To PGA TOUR organizers, USGA staffers and big-name golf architects, Washington is now seen as a viable and intriguing destination.
You can debate whether Chambers Bay is the No. 1 public golf course in Washington if you like, but you can’t argue that it’s unquestionably our most important.