Waverley CC is a throwback, the original architect, Chandler Egan was a big fan of C. B. Macdonald. Gil Hanse has reswizzled the course to bring back much of the original features.

The first hole is a short welcoming par 4. Slight dogleg right, please don’t block it right as that is the road into the club. The second hole is also a dogleg right. It is longer and tighter yet is ranked as an easier hole then the first? It is uphill with a blind tee shot trees right and fairway bunkers on the eft elbow. The 3rd is a good example that a hole does not have to be long to create challenges. The hole leans left with fairway bunkers staggered right and left. The approach is demanding, the green slopes hard back left to front right. Missing left is death, it is extremely unlikely to stop your recovery shot on the green. In a bizarre sense, if you are going to miss, the deep right front bunker is the place to be. The 4th is the longest par four. It is pretty much straightaway with a few scattered fairway bunkers. There are no hazards around the green, so you can run your approach on. The first par 5 is only 463 yards long and straightaway. Other than a waste bunker in front of the tee there are no hazards until about 90 yards out where a cross bunker appears on the right. There are greenside bunkers front left and right. Definitely reachable in two, however. The fairway is only about 30 yards wide and is tree lined. Birdie oppty, but you gotta hit it straight. The first par three is short and has 3 large bunkers, right front and left and one pot bunker back left. This green tilts left to right, so aim a wee bit left of the flag. The 7th is pretty straight but appears snakelike on the tee box due to the fairway bunkers. There is greenside bunker left. The 8th is a long downhill par five. There is a large fairway bunker on the right about 330 yards out from the green. There are also fairway bunkers on the right side as you approach the green starting about 125 yards out. Three decent shots and you should be putting for par, not sure why it is the number one handicap hole. The 9th is the shortest hole with a deep front bunker with a steep face. Fun and pretty little hole.

The back starts off with a straightaway par four. The fairway bunker you see on the right is not really reachable and there is a greenside bunker right. The 11th is a short par three with a water hazard left and greenside bunker right. This is another raised green, so middle of the green. The 12th is an uphill dogleg left par four. Off the tee aim at the two fairway bunkers on the left. There is another fairway bunker left in the landing zone and one further on the right. The green is protected front right and left with bunkers. The 13th is a downhill par 5 that bends right and the contour is left to right. Favor the left side off the tee there is a large bunker right about 250 yards out. If you find the fairway you will probably have a downhill lie, not exactly a green light go for it. There is a water hazard left hat comes into play about 140 yards out and another fairway bunker on the right opposite. The 14th is another really short par 3. It has a raised green and is surrounded by four bunkers and the green is exceptionally small. The 15th is an uphill par 4 with a fairway bunker in the middle of the fairway in the landing zone. The hole slopes right to left, so favor the right side off the tee. This green has a very subtle false front. The last par three is long but downhill. The bunkers are well in front of the green and you can roll the ball onto the green. The finish at Waverley is unique. I cannot think of a course that finishes with back to back par 5sThe 17th is a short par 5 paralleling the river and your drive will essentially go over the 16th green. The drive is covered by fairway bunkers left and right, not to mention the Willamette River right. The green is almost a Biarritz, but a lot of fun regardless. The 18th is another short par 5. Not a lot of trouble other than the river right, but there are two very large greenside bunkers left and right.