Interbay Golf Center

About This Course: Seattle Golf in Under Two Hours

Interbay Golf Center in Seattle is a nine hole executive course with a big practice range, set between Puget Sound and two of Seattle’s oldest neighborhoods, and it is worth the stop when you want a real round in under two hours. The course describes it as a links style layout with well kept greens and manicured fairways, and it has been recognized by Audubon International for its water conservation work.

The course plays 1,372 yards to a par of 28 from the Back tees, with eight par 3s and one par 4. Its men’s rating from the Back tees is 27.3 with an 82 slope. Add an 80 stall covered range with Toptracer, a putting course and a cafe, and Interbay works for a lunch hour, a lesson or a full evening.

Interbay Golf Center Fast Facts

Course Overview

Interbay opened in 1997 as a nine hole, par 28 executive course, and the course says it has long been home to beginners and experts alike. It sits along 15th Avenue West beside the center’s driving range, and the scorecard even grants relief from the driving range for your stance and swing on holes 8 and 9.

The holes are short but not soft. The 1st is the only par 4, and the par 3s run from 95 yards to 186 yards, so you will use most of the bag. The scorecard marks the left side of holes 5 through 8 as red penalty areas, and the expected pace for nine holes is 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Hole by Hole Highlights

Yardages are from the Back tees and handicaps from the course scorecard.

• Hole 1, 288 yards, par 4: The only par 4 on the course and the number 2 handicap, a chance for one full drive.
• Hole 2, 153 yards, par 3: A mid iron to settle in.
• Hole 3, 95 yards, par 3: The shortest hole on the course and the number 9 handicap, a wedge and a birdie look.
• Hole 5, 130 yards, par 3: The number 4 handicap, with the red penalty area along the left side.
• Hole 6, 186 yards, par 3: The longest par 3 and the number 1 handicap, with the penalty area again on the left.
• Hole 7, 164 yards, par 3: The number 3 handicap, another long par 3 with the penalty area on the left.
• Hole 9, 130 yards, par 3: The closer, played next to the driving range, where the card gives you relief if the range interferes with your stance or swing.

Amenities and Practice

The range is the heart of Interbay: 80 covered stalls, 40 of them heated for year round comfort, and Toptracer on all 80 for virtual courses, games and shot tracking. Buckets run $6 for 30 balls, $11 for 60, $16 for 100 and $19 for 150, and Toptracer is $10 for 30 minutes or $15 an hour, with bucket combos from $15. Range value cards add bonus value, up to $400 for $300.

Private lessons are $70 for a half hour or $130 for an hour for adults, with series and semi private pricing, and Interbay’s teaching pros back their lessons with a money back guarantee. The putting course is $12.50 for adults and $8.50 for juniors. The Interbay Golf Club runs a men’s league on Tuesdays and a women’s league on Wednesdays from March, with 2026 memberships at $75 and $45. Youth on Course members play for $5 every day after 3 PM.

Food and Drink

The Interbay cafe is open 10 AM to 8 PM on weekdays and 9 AM to 8 PM on weekends. Weekday happy hour, 3 to 6 PM, pairs a pitcher of beer with a large bucket of range balls for $29 to $33, and weekday lunch specials from 11 AM to 4 PM bundle a small bucket with a deli sandwich or cheeseburger from $20.

Plan Your Visit

Rates, Tee Times and Local Tips

Nine holes are $21.50 for adults on weekdays, $17 for seniors, $15.50 for super seniors and $14 for juniors, and every player pays $24 on weekends. Power carts are $15, pull carts $7 and rental clubs $13. Green fees are subject to sales tax plus the city admissions tax. The rates page lists no seasonal change, so these were the current posted rates when we checked.

Book a tee time online through Premier Golf or call 206-285-2200. The pro shop is open 6 AM to 10 PM; the center closes on Christmas Day and keeps shorter hours on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July.

Our Seattle guide covers the rest of the city. For a full 18 nearby, West Seattle Golf Course is about 6 miles south, and Jackson Park Golf Course is about 6.5 miles northeast.

How to Score Here

• Use the range first. Ten minutes in a heated stall is the best warm up you will find for a nine hole round.
• Favor the right on 5 through 8. The scorecard marks the left side of each as a penalty area.
• Take your birdie on 3. At 95 yards it is the shortest hole on the course.
• Play for the middle of the green on 6, the longest par 3 and the hardest hole on the card.

Final Word

Interbay is Seattle golf in a hurry: nine short holes that still ask for real shots, a range that is open late and a cafe that pairs beer with a bucket of balls.