Gamble Sands

About Gamble Sands

David McLay Kidd took a stunning piece of Columbia River Valley terrain and crafted something truly special here, a course that feels more like Scottish links than eastern Washington desert. The routing flows naturally across rolling hills and sagebrush-dotted landscape, with dramatic elevation changes that reveal sweeping vistas of the river below and distant Cascade peaks. Kidd's signature wide fairways give you room to swing freely, but the real test comes around the greens, where his devilish short-game challenges separate good rounds from great ones. What sets this apart from other Northwest courses is the pure walkability. Kidd designed it as a walking course first, and the flow from green to tee feels effortless despite the terrain. The conditioning is consistently excellent, and at this price point for a Kidd design, it's one of the region's best values. The remote Brewster location means you won't deal with Seattle crowds, and the high desert climate provides reliable playing conditions when coastal courses are getting hammered by rain.

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