Heron Lakes Golf Club: Greenback

One thing first time visitors should know, however, is that all of the flagsticks are the same color. Many golf courses use different flag colors to indicate front, middle, or back pin positions, but Heron Lakes doesn’t. Without a pin sheet or GPS, it can be difficult to judge the exact hole location, making club selection more challenging especially for players unfamiliar with the course. Aside from that small inconvenience, it’s a beautiful course that’s definitely worth playing. Just be prepared to rely on your rangefinder or course guide if it’s your first visit!

Course is good, but they put too many people on it. Had to wait on almost every shot. Greens take a beating and lots of unfixed ball marks. Price is fair.

We played the green side on Saturday and was disappointed. While the course was in overall good shape and the price was very reasonable for Saturday golf, the pace of play and noise level was insane. The one time we actually saw a Marshall was on the 15th green. When he asked how things were going we said it was very slow (often waiting 10 minutes to tee off), he just goes "slow huh?" And just kept driving. Outside of that the noise level was stupid. Outside of multiple trains coming through, not so bad, but it's right by PIR (Portland International Speedway). The sound is heard from everywhere on the course and very noisy and loud. I don't know if they can change it but they should let people know. I'm going to putt and hear cars roaring isn't great

Played Greenback and found it pretty challenging. Water hazards on many of the holes and a lot of greens surrounded by bunkers. If you play during sunrise bring extra balls as I had a hell of a time finding mine due to plugged lies in fairway and rough.

Hands down the best municipal golf courses around. The green back is heavily wooded and "easier." While the great blue course is much more challenging with water on most holes. The blue course is along the best match play golf courses in Oregon!