Lake Padden Golf Course

4882 Samish Way,

Bellingham, Washington 98229

  • Office

    +1 (360) 738 7400
  • Fax

    +1 (360) 738 7303
  • Golf pro

    Mel Fish (Director of Golf)
  • Academy

    Lake Padden Golf School

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Gently undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Woodland.

  • Designer:

    Original design by Proctor & Goss. Redesigned by John Steidler (1996).

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
6575
5725
5458
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
71.9
68.0
72.1

Location

Latitude:

48.706284

Longitude:

-122.447283

How to get there:

82 mi N of Seattle / 5 mi SE of Bellingham.

Lake Padden Golf Course

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.

Est. 1970

Lake Padden Golf Course is a good quality layout, popular with local golfers. This tree-lined parkland course contains a variety of attractive holes and pleasant features, which should provide an enjoyable test of golf at a generally affordable rate. Worth a visit if you are in the area and have some time to spare.

List of courses: Washington

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Contact club for golf rates.

Other information

Non-metal spike facility. Walking permitted at all times. Golf carts available to rent.

Practice facilities

Good

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Tournaments

Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).

Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).

Who's Who

Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.

Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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