They say fun is what you make it. We make it our business at Gearhart Golf Links!

Golf is a game; games are supposed to be fun. Aside from the frustration that might accompany your rounds, we're set up to provide you with fun on and off the course at Gearhart Golf Links.

 In 1891, before any formal golf course existed west of the Mississippi River, a clatch of homesick 

Scotsmen confounded the locals by burying tin cans into the dunes and then knocking balls with sticks until they dropped into the cans. For these Scots, the landscape at Gearhart was strongly reminiscent of the native, ancient courses of St. Andrews and Montrose.

Gearhart Golf Links is a public course with 18 holes of spectacular, links-style golf located in the
town of Gearhart on the Beautiful North Oregon Coast. We offer memberships but welcome all golfers — all skill levels — to enjoy a foursome, tournament play and/or a golf outing experience par excellence.

Legend has it that Gearhart Golf Links began life in about 1888, starting out as three holes of true links-style golf amongst the seaside meadows that characterize the North Oregon coast — making Gearhart the oldest course in the northwest and arguably in the Western United States.

From its original three holes, Gearhart Golf Links has stayed true to its Scottish roots and offers a pleasurable round (now 18!) for all golfers.

To this day, the course retains that classic links-style flavor, with a hint of traditional Northwest design features. It plays 6,218 yards from the back tees and 5,353 yards from the front tees.
The Greenway Movement — Challenging the Golf Course maintenance status quo.

We're proud of our association with Greenway Golf Management and its Greenway Turf Program. For our golfers, this association means better course conditions and more enjoyable rounds.

Greenway has found that, as resources such as water become rationed and the public's intolerance to chemical and environmental pollution increases, it's time to rethink strategy with regard to golf course maintenance before local and state regulations insist that changes be made.

Greenway Golf has been questioning and changing the status quo since 2001, achieving success where it counts – on the golf course. Because of the Greenway Program instituted here, our course is quickly becoming a favorite in the region.

Fun starts now! We peak the meter on the fun

Working in harmony with Greenway Golf Management and its unique and highly successful focus on course maintenance is the marching order we give to all of our team members: They are to think of themselves as your “Ambassadors of Fun!”

We feel we're in the entertainment business – not the golf business. It is our job to deliver fun. We're here to entertain you and to deliver you fun!

For annual membership information, click here or give us a call at (503) 738-3538