Chambers Bay - Round Length

[knickerbocker]

Looking for some info. I am going to be in Seattle all next week with family. Looking to maybe play Chambers. They have a 2:50 tee time available and sun will set around 7:35. What are chances I could get the round in before it gets dark? Seems decent, but if they don’t police pace of play, I imagine rounds could easily take over 5 hours.

[kaschreiber]

I think you answered your own question. Pace of play is policed, but that doesn't always guarantee a 4 hour round nor does it preclude a 5 hour round. You may finish the last two holes in twilight, but there are no trees on the course to block any sun. If you haven't played there and are looking to get on, I'd take it.

[Edaw68]

4 hours and 40 minutes is probably fine. As Kas said, even if it's at or past sunset for the last hole, it's still light enough to play. Plus pretty cool sunset over the water.

[CMCSGolf]

If it's a full day, I would be surprised if you could play in 4:40. It's a tough course people take a lot of pictures on. That being said, I would still play. It's very good and you should still be able to see the last hole or two even if you are approaching 5 hours (which I think is very possible).

[knickerbocker]

Thanks for the responses. I think I am going to give it a go. Should be a fun evening.

[duffer987]

^Please do report back! I'm a big fan of CB and really looking forward to how the new greens are going to play

[baddomes]

Any updates? I'll be in the area in a couple of weeks and deciding whether to play or not.

 

How were conditions? Did it play firm and fast?

[bird206]

 

> @baddomes said:

> Any updates? I'll be in the area in a couple of weeks and deciding whether to play or not.

>

> How were conditions? Did it play firm and fast?

The latest post from Chamber's Bay Instagram shows how well the greens are rolling

[Lbu1fan]

I play it saturday but got to play on 4 of the new greens before they closed it. They are fast and firm. You never attack the greens at Chambers IMHO. You have to know where to land it and land it about 5-7 yards short and let it role out. Caddies will be a good choice but a yardage book will help

[knickerbocker]

I posted in other thread. Course is amazing and new greens are pure.

[kaschreiber]

Played it Saturday, got the twilight rate of $99. Went off at 2:40 and 2:50. By the time we got to about the 13th, there was no one else on the course- it was really tranquil and a fantastic way to spend a Saturday. Had nasty weather for about a hole and a half (playing 3 and teeing off on 12) and had some wind in spots through about 12/13, but after the conditions were fantastic. No rangers on the course, played in about 4:45, but that was mostly due to a: holy sh*t did I forget how hard of a walk that course is. 56 flights of stairs up/down. By comparison, we never cracked 50 playing 36 a day at Bandon. And b: When the weather would hit, that would shut us down for a good 5-10. We could see they were quick squalls and since no one was behind us, we'd just throw our rain gear on and wait out hitting our next shots.

 

tl;dr: You should be fine.

[cabinetboy]

The course does a fairly good job of maintaining pace