Sahalee Country Club

History

Sahalee Country Club east of Seattle, designed by Ted Robinson and opened in 1969 amid the towering Douglas firs and cedars of the Sammamish plateau, has a legendary reputation for its intimate cathedral-like corridors and the relentless claustrophobia it creates for championship competitors. Its name means High Heavenly Ground in the Chinook language, and the dense old-growth forest makes it feel perpetually dramatic. The narrowest corridors on any U.S. Open venue sent scores soaring at the 1998 PGA Championship, won by Vijay Singh.

Signature Hole

7th hole, par 4, 399 yards — a tunnel-like corridor through 250-foot Douglas firs creating one of the most claustrophobic tee shots in championship golf

Notable Tournaments

• 1998 PGA Championship
• 2010 WGC-FedEx Invitational
• 2002 U.S. Senior Open

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