This course is a hidden gem!! Came up to visit from Utah, and this is my favorite course I have played to date. I was very surprised that it wasn’t completely booked out, but it is typically pretty easy to get a tee time. They let my wife and baby ride with me and we got a last minute tee time on a Saturday afternoon and then did 18 the following morning. Most courses have 1-2 “premier” holes, but this one has a ton. Lots of elevated tee boxes. Island par 3 to shoot at. Cliffside par 3. Water/ streams on some holes so you have to strategize how you want to play it. Overall a great course and will definitely be back if I am in the area. Played 9 with the “cart guy” as he called it that works there, Dave, and had a blast!

This course is tucked away in a beautiful natural setting, offering a challenging layout with elevation changes, water hazards, and narrow fairways that test even experienced golfers. The scenic views, especially along the back nine, provide a serene and enjoyable backdrop. The course is well-maintained, and the staff is friendly and accommodating. Whether you're a seasoned golfer or a casual player, this course provides a memorable experience that combines the thrill of the game with the tranquility of nature.

Deep within the remote and brooding wilderness of southern Oregon, tucked between gnarled forests and the winding whispers of the Chetco River, there lies a golf course that feels less like a man-made design and more like a secret unearthed from the folds of the earth itself. It is called Salmon Run, and already in the name, there is something mythic. Something eternal. The movement of life against current. The longing to return home. This is not merely a golf course. It is an ordeal. A verdant crucible where you do not simply play—you are tested. Each hole carves its way through dense forest, flanked by shadows that do not speak but merely watch. You are not alone here. The trees, ancient and indifferent, bear witness to your struggle. The air is heavy with moss and the scent of slow decay. Nature here does not apologize for its complexity—it simply is. The course undulates with a kind of defiance. Fairways bend like serpents, greens hide behind ravines and water traps that seem less like hazards and more like metaphors for mortality. The ball disappears not into bunkers, but into the void. And yet—this suffering is beautiful. At moments, you may hear the salmon themselves, thrashing upriver in their desperate, noble pilgrimage to spawn and perish. What is this if not the very essence of golf? To strive, again and again, with quiet futility, toward an unreachable perfection. You hit the ball not because it will matter in the end—but because to do so is to continue. And still, among the ruin of lost strokes and vanishing sunlight, there is grace. A par scored not with force, but with surrender. A mist rolling over the ninth hole, rendering even the flagstick spectral. The faint trill of a bird echoing through the pines like a question you do not know how to answer. Salmon Run does not coddle the golfer. It unmasks them. Five stars—not for comfort, but for truth.

I am a family and wedding photographer based out of Grants Pass, OR that traveled for a wedding at this location. It was one of the best experiences in working with venues! The staff was incredibly helpful and even drove me and the bride and groom around the property for portraits. The set up was perfect with a patio area for the ceremony and a covered, indoor area for the reception. I highly recommend this as a great wedding venue!

I hadn't been to the course in a few years. After starting a family and everything else that comes with it, I hadn't had much free time to golf. With 2 young rambunctious boys, (3 years apart, the oldest is 12 now) getting them to realize the way to act at a golf course is a "lilttle" different than the way you act at say, a football stadium. A trip to the grocery store with both of MY 2 little guys, proved on more than one occasion, that they don't know when or where is a good time or place to have a wrestling match. I didnt want the "dairy aisle" incident to come back on the 5th green! Sooo day trips for a round of golf were going to have to wait until they were a bit older and understood the difference between a golf course and monster truck rally! As summer now approaches, my boys are 9 & 12, and myself wanting to start playing a little golf again, I thought maybe we should try it out. So on a sunny Sunday afternoon around 430ish we loaded some clubs in the car and headed for a "test run" at Salmon Run driving range. We got a couple buckets of balls from the more than helpful club house employee, who said with a chuckle, if it went OK he would like to see us again; maybe for a round instead of just the range. I have to say, I was pretty impressed, the "dairy aisle" didn't return, my boys had a blast, and most of all said they wanted to come back and do it again. I thought this had a lot of upside, health wise, attitude wise, relationship wise, to name a few. So I decided we would return and see how we fared out on the course with other golfers near by and build on that. That was all that my wife and I heard about for the next few weeks. Are we going golfing today? Can we go hit some balls? Are we getting a cart? C'mom dad, its not dark yet! We went back 2 weeks later on a Wednesday afternoon. Checked inand cart loaded, the 3 of us headed off to play our first 9 holes of golf together. The sun was out and warm. The birds chirping, the beauty of Salmon run, all made for an amazing day. I love this place. It's beautifully kept. Green grass, nicely mowed. The friendly and knowledgeable staff all make for a great outing. We have been, and will continue to play golf here. It's challenging and sometimes a bit frustrating, (we loose quit a few golf balls) but, maybe that's a lesson in patience also. We can all use a bit more patience in this fast paced world we live in. And what better way to do it than rite here at beautiful Salmon Run Golf Course.