Columbia Crest Golf Resort

The Basalt Course

High-desert · designed by Ray Ellington, opened 1999

The course

Carved along basalt columns above the Columbia. Elevation adds seven percent to every carry, and the sixteenth drops 140 feet from tee to green.

The signature hole is the 16th — The toughest green complex on the property, three distinct tiers.

Championship

Slope 141

Rating 74.1

18 holes

1par 4

2par 5

3par 3

4par 4

5par 4

6par 3

7par 5

8par 4

9par 4

10par 4

11par 3

12par 5

13par 4

14par 4

15par 3

16par 4

17par 5

18par 4

Hole by hole

Hole	Par	Yards	Index	Playing notes
1	4	1704	1	Classic short par three, no more than a wedge on a still morning.
2	5	2336	8	Blind tee shot over the ridge; take one more club than you think.
3	3	716	15	Prevailing wind off the water turns this into a two-shot hole.
4	4	1735	4	Bunkering pinches at 280 yards — driver is optional.
5	4	1732	11	Green falls away at the back right; land it short and let it feed.
6	3	707	18	Risk-and-reward drivable par four for the brave.
7	5	2321	7	The toughest green complex on the property, three distinct tiers.
8	4	1723	14	Water down the entire left-hand side.
9	4	1720	3	Uphill approach plays a full club longer.
10	4	1717	10	Classic short par three, no more than a wedge on a still morning.
11	3	692	17	Blind tee shot over the ridge; take one more club than you think.
12	5	2306	6	Prevailing wind off the water turns this into a two-shot hole.
13	4	1708	13	Bunkering pinches at 280 yards — driver is optional.
14	4	1705	2	Green falls away at the back right; land it short and let it feed.
15	3	720	9	Risk-and-reward drivable par four for the brave.
16	4	1739	16	The toughest green complex on the property, three distinct tiers.
17	5	2331	5	Water down the entire left-hand side.
18	4	1733	12	Uphill approach plays a full club longer.
Total	72	29,345	Out 36 · In 36