I just played the Great Blue Course this morning, and I have to say this is an absolutely gorgeous course. Im a fairly new golfer, and this was far and away the most beautiful course Ive played yet. Their COVID-19 precautions are perfect as well. Theyve only been using carts once per day. Once the carts are gone, theyre out. But they fully sanitize them daily. Cant complain about that!All in all, this is a great course. Its difficult for a novice such as myself (I shot a 105 today...), but worth the experience. Just keep your game simple and have a good time!

There are two courses for all levels of diffict. Well kept golf course. Ear Portland

The course is in good condition. Water on many of the holes and bunkers everywhere. Pace of play good. Clubhouse is a little run down. Food is available inside and it’s good. Would recommend the course.

Nov 1. Beautiful day. Great course. Good friends.

Great course. Challenging and awesome condition.

Had a great time with a friend from work. Played quite well greens were in perfect condition and a decent price for early in the morning.

Played 18 holes on the Green on Saturday in four hours Course was in beautiful shape!!!Thanks️️️

Always well kept course for prices on the lower end. Portlands best kept secret.

Yeah our tee time was 6:am, the weather was cool and dry with a little dew on ground. The course was in great shape, greens fast but receptive.

Mt Hood breathtaking

If you dont have enough golf carts for everyone, how about posting it online to let people know before they drive all the way out there? Covid is affecting us all but you are still making money here so make the adjustment. Using a cart for 9 holes and having to carry a heavy golf bag for the last 9 is not my idea of a relaxing afternoon. This was a waste of a drive and a nice afternoon. Unacceptable.

Always challenging, but really nice conditions.

Excellent time. Great shape.

Two beautiful courses, well maintained -- best public course youll find just about anywhere. Often pretty crowded during summer, but to paraphrase Mark Twain, its a lovely walk to spoil.

Good price and location, decent shape but often too much goose poop

Incredible staff to work with - new marketing manager here and I can say it has been hands down one of the best places Ive ever worked. The customers are sweet and the course is great!! Yeah, sure.. sometimes the weather isnt the best, but its Portland, cmon! Were doing the best we can out here! Ive been learning how to play here, and with some good tips and good company, Ive never thought Id fall in love with golf this much! :-)

Has a grass driving range. That makes all the difference

One star is too high for this course. Perhaps the worst conditioned golf course I’ve ever played. Granted, there was flooding a few days earlier. But the greens were a disaster, fairways filled with random sand, and chewed up tee boxes. It’s a shame too because the layout was pretty nice. Whoever is in head greenskeeper should find a career that is a better fit for his skill set.

Great track. Friendly folks challenging couo

I really enjoy playing at Heron Lakes. I live in Lincoln City but its worth the trip. Great employees, good food, good condition. The problem that comes up occasionally is slow play. Sunday the group ahead of us was well behind the group ahead of them, and we, and the groups behind us waited on every shot, yet the marshall and his female partner drove right past them.

Great course, in good shape.

We played this Sunday and had a great time at the Great Blue course. The course was cut perfectly, even the greens were excellent. I made a lot of short putts and shot an 83. The par 3 holes are the hardest, a few are over water with tiny greens. Par 4 and 5 you have to hit the fairways, then they allow good approach shots. Big mounds divide adjacent fairways. Will definitely be back.

Pace of play was awful

Great friendly staff and very welcoming course. Both courses offer a different style of golf and the course has good restaurant and club shop. Would recommend.

Heron Blue is the gem of Portland city courses. Beautiful and well maintained. I’ve taken a few lessons from Bill and I can’t say enough good things about the guy. He’s skilled, friendly, and a great teacher of the game. Whether you are low handicapper or a beginner Bill can help you improve your game.

Played the Greenback course.Lots of dog leg rights for all of us slicersChipping practice area. Love that they have this.Reasonable food and drink prices.Look forward to returning to play Great Blue

I love this course. The Great Blue. Not too challenging, a lot of water holes and nice fairways/greens. I havent been in a while ; but thought Id stop by and leave a review.

We played at the Great Blue and enjoyed it. Will try the other course the next time. Its a great municipal course. Would definitely consider playing it in the future. Weekends tends to be very busy, so I would consider playing there during the weekdays.

This is a great location to play or practice. There are two 18 hole courses; the Greenback is much easier and traditional style, and the Great Blue is difficult with a links feel to it. There are multiple practice areas: you can hit off the grass on the range (much better than off a mat) there is a sand trap and chipping area, and a practice putting green. The pro shop is limited and a bit run down, but it isnt about what is inside. The course has been fairly well taken care of, and it seeming to be more improved over a few years ago. If you are just starting or wanting to work on your game, play the Greenback. If you know what you are doing and want a challenge to see where you truly are with your game, the Great Blue will force accuracy and well thought out shots to get par.

I Love this course. The staff is super friendly and down to earth. The courses are fun and challenging. And the conditioning is excellent. Plus they have good beer on tap and a great practice area. What more could you want from a public course?

Solid course, decent greens fees, gets a bit busy on the weekends in the nice weather but so does every where else.I recommend this place for an easy round

We are regulars at this course. 20 to 30 times a year. Still I have to ask... would you please please...PLEASE... put some sand in your bunkers! It shouldnt be rock hard clay 1/2 inch deep. Makes it really tough. Thanks, otherwise 5 stars!

Heron Lakes has never looked better! Both courses, The Greenback and Great Blue are in phenomenal shape! Weve put many hours of work into improving these courses and now its all paying off! Come play either courses and have a great time! Grass driving range, teaching pros, outstanding food and bev department all backed by great management and superior maintenance staff!

Great Blue’s well designed (by Robert T Jones II), walkable, and offers a solid challenge from black tees with slope of 139. I’d like to play Great Blue again when course maintenance issues are resolved. Course has so much potential, but given course maintenance issues on tees and fairways Great Blue feels like an average value at $49 for 18 holes.Black tees were in poor shape on holes 11-15. White and blue tees looked healthier than black tees throughout. Portions of fairways on back 9 were in spotty shape with lots of difficult lies due to disease or over watering (not sure of root cause). Greens were decent. Bunkers need additional sand, many are too firm/hard packed. Guess I shoulda stayed outta them.Practice green & chipping areas were in good shape. I’d give the driving range a 7 out of 10 as hitting area was very sandy, and there’s no lighting for early birds. On the upside it’s nice to hit off ground not mats.I had minimal interactions with staff who were occupied with a women’s amateur event.Pace of play was decent; our foursome finished in just under 4 hours as the 2nd group off. Background noise & smell of carbureted petrol from Portland Int’l Raceway adds to the course’s character.

Lived here my whole life, always heard of this course and finally played it today. The grounds were in okay shape. It is a public city owned course but still a lot of clover and a fair amount of weedy areas on the course. The lakes were shimmy. The greens did roll true and were in good shape. Would not have been nearly as bad of an experience had the pace of play not been so bad. I get that done groups play slower than others and sometimes its a tough round but every hole/shot/tee was backed up. Tee times every 9 minutes is ridiculous... All in all not likely to play again soon

Awesome public course

Fun and challenging course. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable.

I am reviewing the Blue Side(Robert Trent Jones Jr). This is a treat for golfers who like RBT Jr courses. The clubhouse is much like that of most Portland courses...underwhelming with fair service. The golf course makes up for it however by providing a beautiful setting with overly challenging golf holes. If you expect to score, buy a yardage book or play a couple practice rounds. Greens are usually medium pace, and the condition is usually above average during the golf season.

Pat and the golf course are awesome!! They take care of their peoples.

Beautiful courses, very well kept, lots of wild life to see and sweet views from the back of the Great Blue course.

I want to thank Randy, the GM to be willing to work with my by honoring my birthday offer, even thou he didnt have to.I couldnt find anyone to play the time I could, so he put me with a other players I didnt know, so I could get play my birthday round of golf.The players I player with fun to play with and course was great.Thanks Randy.Dean

I played dozens of rounds of golf at Heron Lakes over the years but I wont play there anymore because they force players to practice on plastic mats. They have a huge driving range and lots of space they could easily use the real driving range but they decided to shrink it into plastic mats what a jokeCheapskate management style takes the pleasure away from playing golf there

When the Great Blue is in great shape, its my favorite course within an hour of my house. I have a love/hate relationship with holes 16, 17, 18.

Course is good but golf now charges more then the course does

In the past, I rated them 1 star because they had a horrible goose poop issue. Seems they have since resolved it. Course was in really good shape the last time I played.

I played the Greenback course yesterday after reading many of these reviews and its total disappointment. Many of the fairways were spotty and shaggy, or looked like theyd been through a flood recently. The greens were hard like concrete! I carry a 3 handicap and couldnt spin the ball on these greens, in many cases I found my ball mark near the flag and the ball ended up 45 feet away. Most of all...the value is a negative star. They charged $30 for 18 holes. I would have paid half that for the course conditions and felt satisfied. Ive played Wildwood, Cedars on Salmon Creek, and Tri-Mountain recently for less than that...all on Friday afternoon at the same time. Dont play here.

Great course.x2 great Value. Excellent for stay and play. We will be back.

Great time

The Great Blue was in great shape, and the greens were rolling quite well for being aerated. Im definitely coming back.

Ive never played Heron lakes before untill yesterday. Heard a lot of good things about the course. Played Green backs and was slightly dissapointed. Its a beautiful course..but fairway and tee box conditions could need some work. Very soggy and mushy as if they just got hit with heavy rain the night before. Everyone at the clubhouse was nice, but just disappointed with the course conditions after hearing so much positive things about the course.

One of the best in portland

We played the Great Blue, which was too difficult for us. Just too much trouble (bunkers and water) to get into on this course. But the worst problem was the non-stop roaring of the engines on the adjacent Portland International Raceway. It created a low-level tension that made it difficult to relax. The course is visually beautiful, though, and well-maintained. There were many herons, so it does live up to its name. I would not return here -- because of the noise.

My highlight from a round on Heron Lakes had to be seeing the namesake itself, a big beautiful heron fly across the fairway on a nice sunny day and land in one of the water traps. Quite fitting.

Yes, there is some goose poop, and other indicators that you are in nature. Beautiful courses and just a great atmosphere.

Golf course was in good condition, lunch was good and the beer was cold.

Very nice and large course, but I left very disappointed with the service and the employees, the Rangers keep stalking me and kept me under pressure. Basically if youre under the age of 60 theyll hate you for no reason.

Best muni in Portland......if this isnt on your destination list you are missing out!

It was nice bunkers are still hard as stone

Great Blue is in terrible shape. The superintendent has moved on and the course maintenance has been nonexistent. Bad greens - no grass, brown spots, bumpy, poor fairways lots of browns patches, etc. Not going to play this course again this year or even next year. Some of the greens are just bad. Disappointed that the management has let this course goto pot.

Always well maintained. Occasionally over booked

Excellent public golf course facility and design.

Greens are beat up.

Ugh. Features everything wrong with muni golf. Underfunded course maintenance, death-march-pace rounds, totally banal design from the 1960s or 70s, loudspeakers announcing tee times, etc.

Sunday warm November day

Pass out some ball mark repair kits. Our foursome repaired many ball marks on the greens.

Remarkable

Great public golf course.

Beautiful course! Not for the faint of heart!

Love it.

Love this course although in the winter it can be soggy but a lot of variety here to choose from

You need to water the course and put some more sand in the bunkers.

Very well kept

I became homeless last month and have been living on the green ever since! 10/10!

Great day good weather good people

Rangers very annoying Cant play relaxed game always following you.

Probably the best city municipal course in Portland

Great golf course, the Great Blue is a hidden gem for sure

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