Plan Your University Place Golf Trip in 60 Seconds
Play the 2015 U.S. Open links on the shores of Puget Sound
Home to Chambers Bay — the Robert Trent Jones Jr. links that hosted the 2015 U.S. Open and the first major in the Pacific Northwest. It's a walking-only fescue gauntlet on Puget Sound, 20 minutes from Tacoma's bars and a quick run to a dozen more Pierce County tracks. Bucket-list golf without the bucket-list flight.
The rotaCourses
Chambers BayBucket ListTOURNAMENT HOST
2015 U.S. Open host — fine-fescue links on Puget Sound, walking-only and one of the toughest walks in golf
$170–$230
Par 72 · 7,585 yds
links · walkable
The Home CoursePremium
WA Golf's own links-style course in DuPont — wide fescue fairways and Puget Sound views, a great Chambers Bay companion
$70–$110
Par 72 · 7,196 yds
links · walkable
Brookdale Golf ClubSolid
Classic mature parkland muni in Tacoma — affordable, walkable warm-up before the Chambers Bay grind
$40–$65
Par 72 · 6,425 yds
parkland · walkable
Meadow Park Golf Course (Lake Course)Budget
Tacoma's century-old muni — cheap, flat, and friendly, the perfect filler round on a budget day
$30–$50
Par 71 · 6,109 yds
parkland · walkable
Where to Stay
houseSleeps 8–14
$400–$900 /night
University Place and Tacoma's North End — residential homes minutes from Chambers Bay
hot tubdeckbig kitchenwater viewsfire pit
resort houseSleeps 10–16
$200–$400 /night
Downtown Tacoma hotel block near the waterfront and Stadium District
downtown locationrooftop barfitness centerrestaurants
Dining
The Lobster Shop
$$$seafoodWaterfront seafood on Commencement Bay — Dungeness crab, lobster, and a sunset view over the water
4.5★El Gaucho Tacoma
$$$$steakhouseOld-school tableside steakhouse with Chateaubriand carved at the table — the big-night dinner spot
4.6★Engine House No. 9
$$brewpubHistoric firehouse brewpub in the 6th Ave district — burgers, house beer, and zero pretension
4.4★Pho King
$casualBeloved Tacoma pho joint — exactly the hangover cure the crew needs before an early tee time
4.5★Nightlife
The Spar Tavern
Late nightdiveOld Town Tacoma institution since 1908 — stiff pours, history on the walls, and burgers till late
7 Seas Brewing
brewpubBig garage-door taproom in the Brewery District — long tables that swallow a 16-man crew
Doyle's Public House
Late nightsports barDowntown Irish pub with 30+ taps and every game on — the default late-round watering hole
Activities
Puget Sound Fishing Charter
fishinghalf day$150–$250/pp
Chase salmon and bottomfish on Puget Sound — multiple boats can split a big group
Point Defiance Park & Zoo
hiking2-3 hours$0–$25/pp
700-acre waterfront park with old-growth trails and Five Mile Drive — easy recovery-day legs
Tacoma Brewery Crawl
breweryhalf day$40–$80/pp
Hit 7 Seas, Wingman, and Narrows in the Brewery District — walkable craft-beer afternoon
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