Oh snap, played there a couple times this fall and it’s in uh, interesting shape. Scorecard pictures must be from awhile ago. I just moved over here so I don’t know much about the history. Doesn’t seem to be a ton of investment going into it, but considering the condition, far easier to head over to Discovery Bay GC for a round.
I remember seeing something in the local news about accepting proposals regarding its future. Not sure what came of that though.
They are keeping the current ops group for 3 more years. But we want to come in and revitalize the course with some significant changes during the next RFP time frame. Nothing to do with routing, but definitely changing the course conditions (i.e. more unmanaged native grass areas, less water on the fairways to promote firm and fast), and adding more community space. For example, we’d love to know more about what the community of Port Townsend would like to see on that property, in addition to a 9-hole course.
Wow, this is so sick to hear about. Have you been in the business before? I played PTGC in high school golf but haven’t been back in years. Love the interest in making it work better for the community.
I don’t, but my buddy/partner is a local club pro in the Seattle area. I’m in marketing/advertising, so I’ll focus on that for the course.
Just my personal opinion as someone who lives on the Key/Kitsap peninsula… no one over here wants to be lumped into Seattle. We escaped it by moving on the other side of the water. We are a very live and let live type of people who appreciate community and heritage. So a more low key, relaxed, cabin in the woods feeling more than some modern monstrosity for a clubhouse. I’m sure there is a ton of historical stuff on the town you could find in the local archives. Downtown has some great architecture and restaurants/shops.
Badass, keep us updated and we’ll get a group out there when you guys set up shop!
Wow, just shots fired at someone who grew up on the Hood Canal and then moved to Seattle smdh
Diff’rent strokes for diff’rent folks as they say.
I’m definitely not the best person to ask since I just moved here a few months ago. You can tell there’s definitely a strong sense of community and history in port townsend. The victorian architecture + art community both stand out.
With the course being across the street from community pool, dog park, ymca, and a food co-op around the corner, I think it’d be interesting to explore something for the non-ravid golfing community. I know you said no changes to the routing, but the 5th tee shot is over the driveway (red line) 
and I wonder what you could do with the space (yellow) if you moved the tee and made it a par 3. Perhaps a park or something more golf accessible, like a putting green a la the St Andrews Ladies Putting Club.
I believe that yellow area is a protected prairie and can’t be touched. Don’t quote me on that, but it’s my understanding.
Ah gotcha, that makes sense. I love the idea of leaning into those and adding more of those native grass areas (as you mentioned). Seems like that’d make it fit in more naturally with the pond on the property and the lagoon across the street.
Longer native grasses between holes, cutting down a lot of the trees to open up some sight lines, firm and fast conditions, and then we’re currently fighting over whether or not there should be a driving range. 
32 degrees today at Wine Valley. With a heavy fog that made it tough to see shots.
Pictures is #7 punch bowl green.
Man, this is cool!
In your opinion, what would be the pros and cons of having a driving range?
Sounds like a good plan, most trees on that course feel like they’re just there to outline the holes. Just a single row in between holes. I do like the ones on the left side of the fairway on #3. They help pinch the landing zone with the OB native area on the right to make you think a bit more on the tee shot.
I always appreciate a good grass driving range, but I see how you could do a lot more without it. Maybe even lengthen #5 to go down the hill to the right (as opposed to straight down) and then lengthen #6 to come back up the hill, banking to the left (granted it’d be more like 9 then). Maybe have #6 go up the middle of the range and dogleg to the right? It’d be cool to use the slope of that range compared to the straight up and back holes they have now.
Also, it’s a bummer that they currently pick balls by hand so there’s a chance you show up and range balls aren’t available.
Pros: more flexibility for community space, e.g. a massive punchbowl putting green.
Cons: no driving range.
Ah, yes haha.
That massive punchbowl putting green idea sounds like a blast!
Bad enough that you’d recommend against playing it this winter? Also, were you on Olympic or Cascade?
I’ve played both in the last 3 days. I’d play them all winter long. I believe they have some of the best conditions and drainage of most courses in the area.
With @Szyd here, Olympic especially has some of the best conditioning in the area, winter or whenever. Only public course in the area I would put above it in winter drainage is the Home Course.
And Chambers. Can’t beat sand 
