Reviewed by: Joel Grant, Shoots in the 90s, from Bothell, WA USA

Summary:
At this course, I shoot in the 90's. It is a very tough test and I play from the whites. It has several holes with trees in the middle of the fairway. It has a challenging design, wicked greens, and tight fairways. Huge trees border every fairway. Bring plenty of golf balls.

Customer Service:
Outstanding, and their head pro, Justin Massie, is a great teacher.

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We went in July, 2003, when they had a "all you can golf in a day" special. It included a buffet lunch, which was tasty.

Reviewed by: bob fader, Shoots in the 80s, from Langley bc,canada

Summary:
Just played the course 2 Feb 02 after the course had been closed because of snow.
Course in good condition despite being in Feb.A tribute to the Grounds Crew they care enough and had the forsight to shovel the snow off the greens so they would thaw and be exposed to the sun. The green were quite fast and it was interesting chipping to the one green that had a ring of snow completely surrounding the green.Well done

Customer Service:
Pro shop and restraunt staff super people. We walked into the pro shop and were greeted with "Looks like the Canadians have arrived" (all in good taste)

Reviewed by: Nick Fender, Shoot in the 80s, from Seattle, WA

Summary:
Kayak Point offers a great combination of challenging golf, affordable green fees and excellent conditions. It is definitely one of the top five public courses in Western Washington. The course winds through a beautiful stretch of largely secluded woods located about an hour's drive nroth of Seattle.

Kayak's primary claim to fame is tight fairways that require precision driving. It used to be that any ball hit into the trees at Kayak was 100% lost, gone forever, never to be seen again. Even now, after the clearing of much underbrush, your chance of finding a stray shot is still only about 50/50. Those still aren't great odds, so the best advice is to play whatever club will keep you in the fairway. The course does not play especially long, so you can use a 3-wood or long iron off many of the tees and still have a chance to post a good score.

Another hallmark of the course is blind shots. From the tees of the 14 driving holes, only the 10th, 13th and 17th offer unobstructed views of both the landing area and the green. Everything else is either a dogleg, uphill or downhill shot that won't reveal the flag until you reach the landing area. This is a course you need to play several times to enjoy fully.

You'll use just about every club in your bag reaching the greens at Kayak. Once you're on the green, however, there are very few gimmes. The greens are firm and fast 12 months of the year. The contours of the greens aren't especially dramatic, but careful lag putting is crucial, and you will work hard making the three and four footers that come easy on slower greens.

Every hole at Kayak is a challenge but some of my favorites are the par five second hole (a double dogleg that starts with a beautiful elevated tee shot), the par four 6th (an uphill, dogleg right par four where the green is protected by a large evergreen tree), the par three 12th (steeply downhill to a large green surrounded by sand) and the par five 15th (a downhill, dogleg left brute that rewards the ability to draw the ball).

It's hard to single out individual holes at Kayak because nearly every hole is excellent. In fact the only hole I don't like is the par four 10th where seemingly perfect tee shots can leave you with a steep side-hill, down-hill shot out of heavy rough. I've played this course about 30 times and made my share of birdies and pars on number 10, but I've still can't figure out exactly what the architect intended when he designed this hole.

Kayak has lots of steep uphill and downhill sections, but the distance between holes is generally short with two or three exceptions, so the course is walkable. The combination of steep terrain, narrow fairways and fast greens makes for a fairly slow pace of play. A five hour round is typical at Kayak. The course is playable all year around, although some of the greens tend to get a bit ragged in winter months.

I consider Kayak Point to be one of the most representative examples of quality Northwest golf. The fact that is public and has a green fee of under $35 is just a huge bonus.

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A grass driving range (mats in winter), large practice greens and a nice short game practice area make this an excellent practice facility.

Reviewed by: Brian Whitish, Shoot in the 90s, from Seattle, Wa. USA

Summary:
This is an excellent course with outstanding upkeep. They have an excellent special on Wednesdays, $32 for 18, cart and bucket of balls. The facility is run by the Arnold Palmer Co. The range is nice. The club house has a nice bar and restaurant. This is a very tough course with a slope rating of 127. The greens are pretty fast. The fairways are pretty tight and tree lined. If you dont hit it straight you could be in for a long day. The tee boxes have always impressed me with how nice they are for a public course. This course reminds me of a private course. Its a little out of the way but well worth it.

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