Gamble Sands golf resort: Why it’s America’s hidden gem for golf trips
By Jason Scott Deegan, GolfPass
BREWSTER, Wash. – I’m mumbling to myself in disgust after a weak flare to the right on the par-3 sixth hole of the original David McLay Kidd course at Gamble Sands.
Arriving at the green, however, leads to a shocking revelation: playing away from the flag was the safest and smartest strategy after all. The sloping hillside has funneled my ball into the middle of the green, setting up an easy par.
And so it goes at Gamble Sands, one of the most inspiring and unlikely golf resorts in America. Bounces on the firm fescue turf above the Columbia River in the high desert of central Washington can deliver surprising results or reject your advances like an ex-girlfriend. Sort of like life and links golf, it’s the unpredictability of the outcome that makes playing golf at Gamble Sands so entertaining.