Heron Lakes Golf Club - Great Blue Course

Good - course layout is very good! Greens are good, tee box, fairways are all good!
Bad - many of the bunkers need work! Weeds, unkept, needs new sand - several are very bad. Rough - many areas have way too many weeds.

Not sure how many public/city owned courses designed Robert Trent Jones Jr exist so Portland is fortunate to have both Heron Lakes tracks. Based on layout and potential difficulty alone, with a few tweaks Great Blue could host a professional event. That's saying something when it comes to a city run golf course. The only glaring issues are the bunkers. Bunkers are an integral part of the course (there are many and they are more or less perfectly placed), but most are in bad condition. I assume the funding isn't there for upkeep, but it would be great if a middle ground could be figured out so this jewel of a course can live up to its potential.

Only problem, there was too much goose poop on the course

Greens in good shape, but the amount of goose droppings everywhere, including the greens was a challenge. On 17 there were hundreds of geese on the green as we were making our approach shots, it was both an amazing site and not conducive to good golf.

Pace of play was fine, but the course conditions were terrible.
Very sloopy in the fairways, standing water
But the greens in good condition

A friend and I booked an afternoon, mid-week round and were really happy with the course, especially the condition of the greens. The staff were welcoming and the rate was very reasonable. We were happy with the pace of play. Lastly, the greens were super fast and in great condition for the 3rd week of February, in Oregon. We highly recommend Heron Lakes!

Pace was bad in spite of Marshall driving up to us on 9th tee box. We let him know which group it was backing everyone up. Still a five plus hour round. Only so much a marshall can do but come on people! If you see that everyone is waiting two groups to a tee box behind you and there’s no one ahead for two fairways—you are the problem.

The pace issue is not specific to this course. Play here frequently and honestly it’s better than most of the other Portland courses. Easy recommendation for any one looking for a good deal.

No disappointment needed, everything was great from the staff to the course maintenance. I really enjoyed my time spent on the blue course. Many holes with water and sand traps makes for a good challenge for every level of experience. Wide fairways makes it great for playing every angle. Easy to find your golf ball with short and maintained grass. I can not complain about this course! I'll be back soon , bet !! Staygreen@lockinprofits.com