Alaska
The Last Frontier State of Alaska is the largest in the United States by land area and it’s also the least densely populated in the nation. Unlike most American states which are divided into counties, Alaska is made up of boroughs with most of its hardy half million inhabitants living in and around Anchorage, the largest city. It’s a land of glacier ice, permafrost and snow-covered peaks where temperatures away from the West Coast remain well below zero for large parts of the year.
Moose Run (Creek)
Alaska, United States
Moose Run (Creek)
The Creek course at Moose Run is a challenging Robin Nelson design that debuted in 2000 as the longest layout in Alaska (at 7,324 yards) and it features the state’s longest hole (measuring all of 640 yards) at the par five 11th.
Anchorage
Alaska, United States
Anchorage
A Bill Newcomb design that first opened for play in 1987, Anchorage Golf Course twists and turns across an undulating landscape on the outskirts of the City of Lights and Flowers, where the Chugach Mountain Range forms a fantastic backdrop to the golfing activity.
Chena Bend
Alaska, United States
Chena Bend
Michigan-based architect Jerry Matthews, former President of the ASGCA, designed the 18-hole Chena Bend golf course at Fort Wainwright and it’s known as the “Farthest North Military Course” in the United States.
Settlers Bay
Alaska, United States
Settlers Bay
Situated in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, just eight miles from Wasilla, Settlers Bay Golf Course lies within the only residential golf community in all of Alaska. Opening as a 9-hole layout in 1977, it took another twenty years before the second nine holes were added.
Moose Run (Hill)
Alaska, United States
Moose Run (Hill)
Billed as “the world’s northernmost 36-hole golf facility,” Moose Run lies to the east of Anchorage, at the foot of the Chugach Mountains, comprising the 18-hole Hill and Creek layouts. Many golfers who play here are attached to the nearby Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson military establishment...
