Located on the outskirts of Mt. Rainier National Park off WA 410, Greenwater DGC is just miles away from Crystal Mountain. This rustic course is a labor of love, with very few players traveling through besides the locals. Because of this, the course uses natural tee pads with pieces of wood outlining the front of the box, hand painted wooden tee signs, and homemade baskets. The baskets, similar to Glacier DGC up in Mount Baker, are made from hula-hoops that sit about two or three feet off the ground with a net attached to the bottom. When putting, players must use a floating putt rather than a spin putt, allowing the disc to drop straight down into the target. These unique baskets although not the best, are fun and different, creating a challenge unto its own.

The layout at Greenwater DGC has players throwing up and down the same dirt road on holes 1-5 and 14-18, with pin positions on both sides of the fairways allowing for some variation. Holes six and seven are isolated from the rest of the course and are the only two holes that reach 400+ feet. They are also two of the better holes on the course due to distance and difficulty. Holes 8-13 are isolated as well, having players play up and down a small valley near the White River. Although the course is short, it's scenic, peaceful and quite enjoyable!

Because of elevation, Greenwater DGC is a seasonal course, allowing for play about four to six months of the year. Its remote location makes it difficult to spot from WA 410 so make sure you drive slowly, once passing Greenwater Outfitters, and be sure to look for the orange tape on the gas marker post where there is a small pullout with room for two cars to park. Make sure you print off a map or grab one from Outfitters before you play as it will be somewhat difficult to navigate the course although not impossible. It will just make your round less confusing and therefore less stressful.

Most people wouldn't like how congested the course feels but with so few people playing the course, it works! It would be nice to see some of the holes that play along the trail/dirt road removed with some additional holes being added near holes 9-13. With so much room for expansion, opportunities are endless. Again, because this course is really only played by the locals, there isn't really the need to do much more. It is what it is...rustic and adventuresome.

I played this course with my brother and a few friends this past summer when I was headed to Crystal Mountain to play the summit course. It was a perfect place to warm up the arm and work on some putt and approach shots. Although I didn't use much more than a Buzzz and Aviar for most of the round, I really enjoyed working on controlled fairway and approach shots with my midrange and putting into the unique baskets that I wouldn't necessarily get to play on almost any other course in the state. The locals have done a great job with what little man power they have to keep this course maintained and I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to play it. Thank you!

The Greenwater DGC course is located on Washington State Highway 410 on the way to Crystal Mountain and then Yakima and Eastern Washington. For about eight months a year, this highway is closed farther up the road at Chinook Pass making this more or less a dead end road.
The course is currently in it's infancy. I hope they continue to improve it as it's a nice piece of land on which to have a course. There's no shortage of forrest land up here but there also isn't much of a population base to support a course either.

The course currently has natural teepads, some of them are nice and level, others need some work. The targets are black hula hoops with netting hanging down. Your putt must enter them from the top. I sure as hell don't love them but they're not a big distraction either. The signs are hand painted on blocks of woods. There are few unsecured wooden benches.
The course plays up and down some old trails/roads, then across a log strewn field with some scattered trees, and then 9-13 play down through a little wooded, valley closer to the White River. Except for # 6 and 7 which are both over 400', the rest of the course plays under 300' and mostly technical. Maps are available at Greenwater Outfitters less than 1/2 mile up the highway and are essential for the first time player.
The signature hole on the course for me was 8A or 8B. The downhill touch shot to the visible target. Loved it but there are always my favorites.

I'm never a fan of holes that play up and down existing roads/pathways and here 1-4 and then 15-18 all use the same little road. It's not terrible but I didn't find those holes terribly exciting.
I wish the hula hoop targets were made of a brightly colored hoop such as yellow or pink. They would stand out much more in dense NW forrest.
I sincerely hope Greenwater doesn't have a local teenage vandal problem because the targets, signs and tee pad outlines would be easy picking for any vandals wishing to mess them up.

Thanks for all your hard work here guys. It's easy to see that you've done so much. If I lived in Greenwater and was 25 miles from the nearest course, you can bet that I'd be here doing my part and getting my rounds in. I hope you are able to maintain the course to your specifications and maybe make improvements to get it up to my more demanding specs. I'm big on demanding specifications when it's not my time, effort and blood. You guys are my heros. Keep up the good work men!