The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course

About This Course: Sunny Sequim Golf with a Crab in the Bunker

The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course in Sequim is an 18 hole public course open year round, and it is worth the drive for what the course calls some of the best golf conditions in western Washington and for the only bunker in the world shaped like a Dungeness crab. The course calls itself the Home of the Washington Senior Open, and it sits about 12 miles from the 7 Cedars Hotel and Casino, which shares its owner.

From the Black tees the course plays 6,582 yards to a par of 72, with a 71.1 rating and a 126 slope for men. Six tee options run down to 4,534 yards.

The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course Fast Facts

Course Overview

The Sequim Gazette reported in 2017 that the course was designed and built in 1969 and opened in 1970 as Dungeness Golf Course. The Peninsula Daily News reported on December 31, 2006 that the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe had signed a contract to buy the 18 hole public course for about $3 million, and that the tribe wanted to keep the well known Dungeness name. The course became The Cedars at Dungeness, and according to the Gazette, the first decade under the tribe brought new hole names and signage, two redesigned greens and added bunkers.

Every hole has a name, from Mulligan Way on the 1st to Totem Way on the 18th. The front nine carries three par 5s and plays to par 37, while the back nine plays to par 35 and holds the course’s toughest par 4 plus the water on 16 and 17. The course’s own notes keep coming back to the wind: when the breeze is up, several holes play one or two clubs longer.

Hole by Hole Highlights

Yardages are from the Black tees and handicaps from the men’s row of the course’s hole guide.

• Hole 3, Ole Crabby, 490 yards, par 5: Home of the famous bunker shaped like a Dungeness crab, finished with red volcanic cinders from Bend, Oregon. Big hitters can fly the corner bunker; come up short and a birdie can turn into a bogey.
• Hole 6, Double Eagle, 504 yards, par 5: A short par 5 where the wind is the main factor.
• Hole 7, 7 Cedars, 579 yards, par 5: The longest hole on the course and the number 1 handicap, with two bunkers left and one right of a long green.
• Hole 8, Mallard Crossing, 159 yards, par 3: The shortest hole on the course, where club selection decides everything when the wind blows.
• Hole 14, Hogback, 548 yards, par 5: Out of bounds lines the field on the left; the course suggests a layup at the top of the hill 105 yards from the green.
• Hole 15, Killer Whale, 420 yards, par 4: The course calls it arguably the toughest par 4 here and the men’s number 2 handicap. Add a club and a half to clear the false front.
• Hole 16, Spirit, 416 yards, par 4: Towering trees and a water hazard sit on the right, and the green is two tiered.
• Hole 18, Totem Way, 392 yards, par 4: Aim the tee shot at the totem pole left of the clubhouse, then add at least one club to the elevated green.

Amenities and Practice

The driving range sells small buckets for $7 and large buckets for $12. Lessons with the PGA staff, including Chad Wagner, PGA general manager and director of golf, and Garrett Smithson, head PGA professional, are $80 for a single lesson, $30 for juniors, $110 for a nine hole playing lesson and $320 for a package of five.

Carts are $18 per player for 18 holes and $14 for 9, and rental clubs are $55 for 18 holes and $35 for 9. The Ladies’ Club plays on Tuesdays and the Men’s Club on Wednesdays, and the summer Merchant League plays Thursdays from May through September.

Food and Drink

Three spots cover the day. Stymie’s Bar and Grill is open 7 AM to 9 PM with breakfast, lunch and dinner, weekday happy hour from 3 to 5 PM and again from 8 PM to close; call 360-683-3332. Double Eagle Steak and Seafood serves dinner from 4 to 9 PM with fresh crab and steaks; call 360-582-4906. On the course, The Crab Shack is open 9 AM to 5 PM with snacks and sandwiches, and the hole guide recommends a stop after the 9th for a hot dog or the famous Bloody Mary.

Plan Your Visit

Rates, Tee Times and Local Tips

The 2026 rate card has three seasons. In October (and March and April), 18 holes are $60 and 9 holes are $33 Monday through Thursday, and $69 and $37 Friday through Sunday and holidays; juniors pay $23 for 18. In winter, January, February, November and December, 18 holes drop to $48 on weekdays and $51 on weekends. Summer, May through September, runs $72 on weekdays and $82 on weekends.

The course says its online tee time portal is under construction, so call the pro shop at 360-683-6344 to book. It is open year round.

The course sells itself on golf in sunny Sequim, and the town makes an easy pairing with a round. Our Sequim guide covers the rest of town, and Sequim Bay State Park is a good stop for a walk by the water. For another round on the peninsula, Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles is about 10 miles west.

How to Score Here

• Check the wind before every club. The course’s own advice on 6 is “When it’s breezy, hit it easy.”
• Pick your par 5. With three on the front nine, 6 is the short one and 7 is the long one; play 7 as a three shot hole.
• Take extra club into elevated greens on 10, 12 and 18, where the course says to add a club or more.
• Stay below the hole on 10, which the course calls its most severely sloped green.

Final Word

The Cedars at Dungeness pairs a playable, well kept layout with year round golf, a crab you will remember and three places to eat, all a short drive from downtown Sequim.