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Burlington, WA

Whitmarsh DGC

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2.835(based on 3 reviews)
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Experience: 39.8 years 174 played 75 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Progressing, hopefully more to come. 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 6, 2022 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This fairly compact 18 hole course is along the Skagit River On the outskirts of Burlington in an area that is open due to periodic flooding in spring. From the parking lot it jumps right into 1 and plays in and around a shelter belt of mature trees along the river. The layout is crazy tight but manages to avoid any crossing holes and make very good use of the shelter belt which is almost the only thing making this something other than open and flat.
Upgrades include astroturf tees with painted stone markers that have tee numbers on them. These have been well leveled with good transitions, good thing because they are a little short.
There are Port a Pottys here which is nice. Due to seasonal flooding will prob not ever be permanent buildings or playground.

Cons:

Main one is lack of signage. No kiosk for course map and no tee signs. Once you get going it isn't too bad to follow but there is often more than one basket in sight. Because it is such a tight course it is fairly easy to throw onto neighboring fairways so have to be careful of that on a busy day.
Lots of off leash dogs, both with golfers and with others. Was charged by one, most of the rest were well behaved but that is a crapshoot.
The river runs along some of the holes and tried to eat my favorite driver. Fortunately it was shallow, if cold, and I got it back.

Other Thoughts:

This is a pretty good casual course in an area that needed a course. When I visit this is a reasonably challenging one without having to drive an hour to play, altho if I have the time there are great courses to drive to.
There is a very good course map available here, download it as it will make life easier. I really hope they continue to improve this promising course. Really want to give it 3 but without signs or other navigation aids just can't.
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