course has 18 holes with good length. Plenty of trees, yet it is fair because there is space between the trees. The course has been cleared of a lot of brush, blackberries and probably even a few trees. I went two weeks after a tournament and the course was in great shape. There are actually defined grass fairways now where as not long ago much of this was scrubby underbrush and thorn bushes. Definitely much improved course conditions from earlier reviews. The tee signs are good with distance, dogleg info and next tee info on each sign (unfortunately many of the tee sign are vandalized). Benches and trash buckets throughout the course.

The planes are LOUD!!! It is not the courses fault; however, this is a major distraction. As said above many of the informative tee signs are vandalized and useless. Baskets #4 and #9 are too close. Thirty foot putting circles were still visible spray painted on the ground from the recent tournament. The circles overlapped by a good ten feet on these two baskets. Why? There was plenty of room for #9 basket to be moved somewhere else. An approach shot on #9 could easily nail someone trying to put on #4. No real elevation change.

Overall SEATAC is a nice piece of land and the layout is great (except for the placement of #9 basket so close to #4 basket). This is more of a professional layout in that the course is long and with many tree obstacles. A few baskets are placed right behind trees. The course looks like it has been opened up (former underbrush must have been pretty bad). A really nice course is emerging here. Bring a map if you want to get around easy.

That being said...Oh my, are those planes loud. SEATAC is a big-time airport with massive planes that fly right over the course. The planes are very close to the ground. Depending on the flight schedule 6 planes may take off in a 10 minute period then maybe you can go 10 minutes without any planes taking off. The noise pollution is so bad I will bring ear plugs if I am playing by myself early in the morning when not many other golfers are around.

The course itself is becoming really nice. You will have to judge for yourself what you think of the airplanes.

Long and tight challenging fair-ways (they don't unnecessarily kick you deep into the woods like some courses). Well maintained, clearly dedicated work-bushes and trees are cut back as they should be instead of being allowed to grow in and ruin or block a hole like at many courses. Cement tees, course map at 1st hole. Beautiful land with many varieties of trees and colors.

Very hard to find #10's tee, no signs toward it, hidden in woods. Back 9 often requires scouting ahead to figure out the hole. Loud jets taking off above you every few minutes make it hard to focus if playing for $.

Bring a map, a local, or take a picture of/copy down the map and save yourself a hassle. It is navigable though-just takes some effort.

This course is the toughest course I have ever played by far. The length of the holes makes for difficult approaches or second drives on 3/4 of all the holes. For such a long layout, it has narrow fairways as well which weren't expected. I heard you have to have a big arm here but I wasn't expecting to have to have a big arm with perfect accuracy as well. Overall its a great course and is very challenging. This place will make you a better golfer or will dislocate your shoulder in the process.

Narrow and Long. The fairways were nice and mowed when I was there but other reviews talked about long grass which I could tell would be a problem if you played here at the wrong time. The course is also difficult to navigate and there has been a lot of vandalism to the signs at the tee pads (punk kids).

Amazing course and by far the most challenging in Washington. Players who make this their home course can play anywhere. Don't expect a score below +10 until you've played it a few times. Also be on the lookout for the Jet Washes coming off the airplanes about 15-20 seconds after the planes pass by. You literally can see and hear the jet wash go by and it looks like a cloudy ribbon streaking through the sky. It's a trip.

As other reviewers have stated - this is a challenging course... but let me add my 2 cents from a rec player who attempts tounament play now and then. You won't get any better playing easy courses. There - its been said. My average drive is in the mid 200's... and I can par most holes... except a few on the back 9. But I have mad par at least once on every hole... so it is possible even for a short thrower like me!

The essential properties that make a great course are more than apparent at SeaTac. The layout and course design of this northwest mammoth is absolutely amazing! Each hole brings an entirely new challenge with all its twists and turns, and well defined fairways. Baskets are in good condition, and the ones that break down over time are usually replaced or quickly repaired by the local club. Tee pads are all cement, level, appropriately sized, and in good shape.

The general course design is intentionally set up to have players beginning and ending in the same general vicinity (about a 5 minute walk to the parking lot from hole 18). Due to the sheer size of the course, the flow moves very smoothly for general and tournament play. Foliage maintenance is apparent most of the year, especially closer to the local tournaments such as the Jetwash Open and Cool Shoes Invitational. However, summertime play is increasingly difficult due to taller grass and thicker underbrush which make the fairways even tighter! Benches are few and far between, but are there, and there are a few trash bins near tee pad one but more would be nice.

Elevation is present and optimized periodically throughout, but nothing drastic considering SeaTac was originally a neighborhood development. The course is mainly flat and plays primarily down tight fairways well over 300-400 feet making pars rather difficult but not impossible. The distance of the front nine holes are 3,105 feet and the back nine 3,863 feet making the course distance total 6,968 feet! The first 10 holes is where it is crucial to get birdies since the holes are somewhat shorter and are a little more open. The back nine are much more challenging than the front due to even tighter fairways but mainly distance. The entire course at SeaTac unlike most, require accuracy and strategic shot selection at all times. Overall, this course is by far the most challenging in the state of Washington and is rarely crowded.

Regular events are scheduled at this course every 4th Sunday, starting at 9:00 am sharp. The monthly tournament is hosted by Chainbanger'z and costs $15 for pros, $12 for advanced, and $10 for intermediate. After the ace pot, they host a round of doubles.

Although this course was very well thought out, and unlike any other in the state, many feel this course is a true par 60, not par 54. Reaching hole #12 as well as holes #14-18 in 3 throws is unrealistic for most who are not pro. To shoot under or even par is quite the feat!

Also, sometimes there are sketchy characters hanging out on or around the course just looking for trouble. There has been damage done to many of the tee signs and a few of the baskets so be on the lookout. Make sure your car is locked too, and that you don't leave any valuables in visible sight.

I really enjoyed this course and even though it took a lot out of me physically as well as mentally, I was able to gain a lot of insight in to what it takes to play at the pro level. It is one of the best courses in the state if not the entire northwest, and the sound of the planes makes SeaTac all that more unique! At times, it sounded like I was going to get caught up in a whirl wind!

Most people agree that this is Washington's most difficult 18 hole course. It's a great challenge! It is uncrowded. It starts out easier and gets more difficult as it progresses.

It's easy to lose a disc. May to July are especially bad when maintenance is lacking and grass on fairways can be waist deep.

I've played this course over 200 times and I still really like it! And that's with no alternate tees or basket locations. I usually like courses with more elevation change (This one has less than 25 feet total change) but this is a DIFFICULT course. Holes 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 should all be at least par four. All of those holes are LONG but that's only half the story.
The fairways are also NARROW. Also I like the fact that this is an under utilized course. The course is maintained by volunteers and usually it is pretty much only maintained once a year. Sometime in July (in preparation for the "Jet Wash Open" tournament) it is completely mowed. My experience has been (over the last three years) that this course should be avoided in May, June, and early July unless you really don't care about losing discs.