The Home Course

Course is over priced. Can only keep carts on paved paths so way too much time is wasted running to-​from cart. No club house or water available. Too bad for such a pretty course!

4.5 Stars.
Course is great. Lots of tee-​ing choices for every level. Nice layout and good hazards. Not a lot of penalty for wayward tee shots… fairly open. Great environment and scenery. Tees/​greens and fairways are all well taken care of.
Practice facilities are good. Course facilities are non-​existent. Still trailers for pro shop/​restroom/​food. Just waiting for funding, I assume. Staff is OK…
Course is a bit of a pain to get to… slow drive through a neighborhood.
Overall one of my favorite in the South Puget Sound area.

Course was a 5 star. Customer service was a 2.5 star and scenery was a 5 star. Greens are in great shape but hard to read. Had a great day still no clubhouse.

I had heard great things about this course, so I was excited to finally play it. I was invited to play with a group on the Friday of the US Open. First off, the course layout is very fair. Wide fairways and big greens. The greens have a lot of grain, which is uncommon for Washington state, but they were still quite good. Also, their practice area is large and setup well.
The problem that I have, is that normal Friday green fees in June are $ 62.00, but because it was US Open week (at a course 45 minutes away) the green fees were jacked up to $ 115.00. If I would have known this in advance, I would not have gone to the course. The course itself is worth the $ 62.00, but their facilities are awful. The «pro shop» is a single wide trailer like you would see for the foreman of a construction site. Their snack shop is another single wide trailer, though when we played mid-​day Friday there was no food available at the turn without a 20+ minute wait.
I am not opposed to paying $ 115.00 for a good round of golf, but that price tag comes with expectations and The Home Course did not check many of those expectations off the list. They have signs up for the expected completion dates of the future development phases for their pro shop, club house, and restaurant. I understand that they may not be in a place financially to build all of these facilities now, but in the mean time charge the appropriate rates for what you have.

Looking forward to playing here again. The greens were wicked sandy, but still a great round.

One of my favorite tracks in WA. reasonable price. Skip chambers play the home course.

Very cool looking golf course. I enjoy the style of course The Home Course provided-​wide open, exposed, and very farm-​like. Americanized links, perhaps. The course was open, and I was able to take some risks, but even from the 72.4÷135 blues, the course wasn’t overly punishing. I was lucky to avoid the majority of the bunkers, but the greens were vicious.
I liked the practice facilities, but the clubhouse was nonexistent. A few trailers were the proshop. That’s really the only reason that the course isn’t 5/5…but the rates are great so I’ll come back regardless.

I live along the ten hole in the spyglass community in DuPont, wa. I love the view of the Olympic mountain range Puget Sound. Eagles fly over the golf course after dipping into the ocean for fish along the 15,16,17^th holes. The cart path are all concrete.

One of the premier golf courses in western Washington! Always a treat to play here.

Tired of the same lame neighborhood overpriced golf courses where the view is the same from every tee box. Where every putt hit is the same throughout your round, then you must venture out to The Home Course.
The Home Course reminds me of Chambers Bay set in a different location. Massively wide, rolling fairways, meticulously manicured greens that even if you were the first group out they would still be fairly quick; no two putts look the same.
The views from this course are amazing being in Dupont you can see across the water to Anderson Island. Since there are not very many trees on the course like so many other NW courses the views are unlimited.
If this course were further north I believe green fees would be close to $ 100. But luckily for me its not. I signed up for their email registry where they send you their promotions for some up coming dates and times. A buddy and I were able to play 18 holes with cart at 7:15AM for $ 41. I don’t know any other course in my area of this quality for this price point. Have played here several times and will continue to do so.
The only reason I did not rate 5 stars is due to the lack of options of food to eat at the turn due to the *temporary* trailers that they are working out of until the pro-​shop is completed.

One of my favorite courses to play in the state! This is how a golf course should be groomed. It plays hard and fast in dry weather and probably the best winter course around. It’s my little hidden gem. Play out here mostly in the afternoon when it’s cleared out, normally around 3 or 4 o’clock in the summer months. The twilight rates are very affordable for a quality golf course. 5 sets of tees to choose from but I mainly play the blacks (7,100 yards) or the dynamites (7,400 yards). This course offers an array of shot selections, especially around the greens. Please stay out of the huge sod faced bunkers if you want to score well. It’s deceivingly difficult because the fairways are ample, but all the trouble is around the greens. If you haven’t played this course, you need to.

The Home Course is meticulously kept, the scenery while playing is absolutely gorgeous, and the staff is very helpful and knowledgeable.
There are some *temporary* accommodations for the restrooms and pro-​shop. They do have a gorgeously appointed pavilion, and while there isn’t a clubhouse yet, I hear the plans for more permanent fixtures are already in the works.

The Home Course links up 18-​holes of fun, technical, and tough play. The course is situated just off the water in DuPont and some of the holes offer great views of the Sound and, I’m guessing on less-​cloudy days than I played, views of the Olympics and Rainier as well. $ 64 gets you 18 holes on a Sunday in September, and with tax and a cart, it’s up in the $ 80’s per person. Add on a small bucket at the range and you’re at $ 92. All in all not necessarily an inexpensive round of golf, but the quality of the course justifies it.
This course is chock full of traps, difficulties and murderous breaks. The greens are hard, fast and deceptive. The bunkers seem to be as bottomless and inescapable as Sarlacc in the Great Pit of Carkoon. Not only are they steep, difficult bunkers, but they lurk unseen ready to pounce on the wary golfer. Plenty of long par 5 holes mix in well with some way-​too-​long (greater-​than-​200-​yard) par 3’s. My first round here was definitely enjoyable from both a technical and aesthetic aspect.
Why not 5-​stars? The facilities here lack. No clubhouse? A «pro-​shop» in a portable? No spirits? (Beer only) Bathrooms in a portable? Basically the whole operation is run out of a set of trailers. And when I spend $ 60 or more on a round of golf it would be nice to end it with a cocktail in a clubhouse of some sort. Or even a cocktail… period. I can’t say that the quality of the course alone doesn’t justify the price, but really the complete package would be welcome. There seems to be a suitable building… maybe still under construction? This course has been open many years.
Aside from the facilities glitch, this course is definitely a few steps above your average public course and I’d happily play it again. With the addition of even a basic clubhouse I’d tack on a 5^th star. But no doubt the greens fees will go up when that happens.

I wanted to love this course… I really did. First off — the good:
The course is in impeccable shape. The holes are interesting, the greens never are as easy as they seem… and it’s just a stunningly beautiful landscape.
The price… not too horrible… but not sure if it’s worth the $ 80 I paid (when I could pay half that at courses close to my house.)
Now — the bad:
They REALLY put golfers close together to maximize the amount of money they make off the course. On one par 5 they pushed us to have 3 groups of people on the hole at the same time… WTF?
At the beginning of the course, the golf marshall was flat out rude. The rudest person I’ve ever dealt with on a golf course. Thank goodness he was only on that single hole. I can tell you though, that his attitude single handedly will ensure that I never return to this course.

The course lays out nicely, reminded me some of Moses Pointe although I do prefer Moses Pointe. Very open, some nice historical features, check their website for hole descriptions. Most greens had a crown on them which requires a lob wedge even if just off the green. It takes away your ability to run anything up thus limiting creativity in my opinion. My 2 biggest issues were cost and staff. $ 88 with cart and small bucket, would probably walk next round, although there won’t be one. I had read the previous review about staff unfriendliness and lack of help, etc. Definitely was the case with our experience as well. On two occasions marshals came roaring up in carts and sat and watched our group tee off then roared off again without a glance, wave or how’s your round going courtesy. In pro shop as well very mute. No suggestions, welcome to the course, played here before, etc. I am not expecting a jovial open arms welcome but you would like to feel that your business in appreciated. When we arrived it was difficult to find bag drop, there was someone next to the Pro Shop/​trailer but no attempt to direct us. I later saw this was bag drop area. This is home of the WSGA, I would expect more than the average course and felt far less customer service. I will not return to the Home Course. I can drive the same distance to Prospector, pay about the same amount and have a wonderful mountain golf course experience.

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS COURE…
Upon arrival, you can pretty much see somewhat how the course is going to play, the way how the fairways and greens are manicured, cleaned up… its amazing, the practice facility has grass driving range, chipping area for short game, and putting greens that will get you ready before you go out on your round…
the staff here is nice, and they always make sure your not playin a slow pace, even tho i do here people tell me that sometimes there pushy, like you can get done wit a round in 2 hours… but its a great walking course, alot of history, used to be a ammo/​gun powder depot, so everytime i smoke on the grounds, im careful were i flick my cigarrette, dont wanna blow up…
clubhouse is still under construction, but they have a lil trailer as a pro shop and a lil snack bar for you to grab something to eat md-round…i also like this place cause they set it up as a championship course, 5 sets of tee boxes for you to play off of, and the greens can get speedy at times… so if your a die hard golfer like me, gotta have this on your «to play» list… see ya on the links…

The Home Course in Dupont is my new favorite golf course! The WSGA has done an amazing job with this course! I could not believe how amazing the conditions of the golf course were. This course requires you to think your way around it and is a very fair challenge for all levels. There are 5 different tee boxes to challenge your game. I would highly recommend this course to anyone, year round as I can tell that the conditions will hold throughout the winter.
The clubhouse is still under construction so the proshop is in a temp trailer, hopefully they will have the construction completed soon.

If you are a golf fanatic, you have to get yourself to this course. This is one of the hidden gems of Pacific Northwest courses (it may qualify as a hidden gem irrespective of location). The course is operated by the Washington State Golf Association and I can tell you from experience these folks have created a first class golf course. Although I have been traveling to the area for 5 years, I am still awe of the Pacific Northwest scenery. The course has incredible views of the sound to the west and a snow capped Mt. Rainier to the east. The course is in top flight condition tee to green. It is challenging but very fair. The back nine is more wide open but you must keep the ball in play. You need to think your way around this course. Greens are firm and fast. The price is unbelievable. With a WA or OR USGA card, the price with cart was around $ 50. I paid just a bit more since they do not discount other state USGA members. If this course was in Boston, the troops would be sleeping the parking lot like they do at Bethpage to get on the course. The folks in the Northwest are spoiled with all the great courses they can chose from on any given day. I know, I sound jealous. I am… very jealous. Wish I could spend more time in the area playing golf.