{"id":3563,"date":"2017-12-15T00:33:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T00:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oregoncourses.com\/?p=3563"},"modified":"2020-04-13T22:58:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T22:58:08","slug":"the-resort-at-the-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oregoncourses.com\/the-resort-at-the-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt Hood Oregon Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mt Hood Oregon Resort has three 9-hole public courses located in the town of Welches, about an hour east of Portland. Nestled in the Salmon River valley below the forested foothills of Mt. Hood, two of the courses sit on a shelf away from the river, Pine Cone wrapping around Thistle, while Foxglove goes off on its own, initially following the river, then moving up to the shelf. All courses at Mt Hood Oregon Resort have trees, traps, bends, and holes that are challenges. Pine Cone and Thistle are generally open layouts, although there are many holes with water and\/or bordered with trees. The first three holes of Foxglove are narrow and, being along the river, damp, but the course then rises, and has a more open (but still tree-lined) feel with some houses coming into play. Well maintained (although there are several wet spots) with the greens running true but a bit slow. There are some hills, particularly on Foxglove and Pine Cone, but the courses are easily walkable. Forward tees do help with distance and angle.<\/p>\n
In 1928, the first 9 (Pine Cone, formerly Yellow) opened on a hayfield leased by Ralph Shattuck and George Waale from Billy Welch. The course was originally called “The Mt. Hood Golf Course.” In 1939, the course reverted to Mr. Welch and his wife. Mr. Welch died and Mrs. Welch sold the course to Eugene and Peggy Bowman, who operated the property as “Bowman’s Golf Club.” The Bowmans designed, built, and opened the second 9 (Thistle, formerly Green) in 1965. In 1979, the Bowmans bought a neighboring property and changed the name of the complex to Rippling River Resort. On the new property, the Bowmans built the third 9 (Foxglove formerly Red) that opened in 1981. In 1989, Ed and Janice Hooper bought the resort, remodeled the courses, and changed the name to “The Resort at The Mountain.” Ownership of the resort then changed several times with the present owners acquiring it in 2016. They then changed the name to “Mt Hood Oregon Resort.”<\/p>\n