| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | University Place, Washington |
| Established | June 23, 2007 |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Pierce County |
| Operated by | Kemper Sports Management |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Tournaments hosted | 2010 U.S. Amateur, 2015 U.S. Open |
| Website | chambersbaygolf.com |
| Designed by | Robert Trent Jones, Jr. |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7585 |
| Course rating | 76.9 |
Chambers Bay is a Scottish links-style golf course in University Place, Washington on Puget Sound. The public course is owned by Pierce County and opened for play on June 23, 2007.
Chambers Bay hosted the 2010 U.S. Amateur and is scheduled to host the U.S. Open in 2015, the first time the event will be held in the Pacific Northwest. The events were awarded by the USGA in early 2008.[1] Chambers Bay is the longest course in USGA history.[2]
Chambers Bay was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr..[3] The 250 acre (1.0 km²) course is the centerpiece of a 930 acre (3.8 km²) county park. Pierce County bought the land for $33 million in 1992; the property was formerly a sand-and-gravel quarry, popular with off-road four-wheelers and dirt-bikers.
During construction, 1.4 million cubic yards (1.1 million m³) of dirt and sand were moved to sculpt the course. At the time, it was still permitted as a working mine, which meant fewer restrictions for the course architects.[4]
Chambers Bay has just one tree, a Douglas fir behind the 15th green. Five sets of tees are available, ranging from 5,250 to 7,585 yards, and as a municipal course, Pierce County residents receive discounted rates. The course is for walkers only, caddies are available but are optional. Motorized carts are permitted only for those with medical conditions or disabilities, and a caddie must be hired as the driver.
The course is operated by Kemper Sports Management of Northbrook, Illinois, which also operates Bandon Dunes on the southern Oregon coast.
The course is part of the Chambers Creek Properties which includes numerous non-golf recreational opportunities including a three mile loop walking trail, part of which travels through the west side of the golf course.
Each hole on the course has it's own name. The names are - Hole 1 : Puget Sound - Hole 2 : Foxy - Hole 3 : Blown Out - Hole 4 : Hazard's Ascent - Hole 5 : Free Fall - Hole 6 : Deception Point - Hole 7 : Humpback - Hole 8 : High Road Low Road - Hole 9 : Olympus - Hole 10 : High Dunes - Hole 11 : Shadows - Hole 12 : The Narrows - Hole 13 : Eagle Eye - Hole 14 : Cape Fear - Hole 15 : Line Fir - Hole 16 : Beached - Hole 17 : Derailed - Hole 18 : Tachoma