Since our opening in 2014, we have been humbled by and grateful for the incredibly enthusiastic recognition Gamble Sands receives year after year. This is a testament to the indescribable passion and dedication of our entire team, the commitment of the Gebbers family, and the successful leadership of OB Sports Golf Management. When we pause for a moment – we are proud. When the pause is over – we are driven to an even higher level of excellence to keep Gamble Sands at the top of every golfer’s MUST-PLAY list.
Awards & Accolades
- Golfweek
- 2022 “Top 200 Resort Golf Courses in the U.S.” – No. 18
- 2021 “Best Public Golf Courses You Can Play, State by State” – No. 1
- 2021 “Top 100 Public Golf Courses Across the U.S.” – No. 19
- 2021 “Top 200 Golf Courses that were Built After 1960” – No. 40
- 2020 “Best 200 Resort Courses” – No. 16
- 2019 & 2020 “Best Courses You Can Play, state by state” – No. 1
- 2019 “Best 200 Resort Courses” – No. 17
- 2015 & 2016 “Best Courses You Can Play, state by state” – No. 2
- 2016 “Best 200 Resort Courses” – No. 18
- 2015 “Best Modern Courses” – No. 73
- Golf Magazine
- 2021-2022 “Top 100 Courses You Can Play” – No. 14
- 2020-2021“Best Course in Washington State” – No. 1
- 2020-2021 “Top 100 Courses in the US” – No. 61
- 2019-2020 “Top 100 Resorts in North America”
- Golf Digest
- 2023-2024 “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses” – No. 30
- 2020 “America’s Best 18 Holes Since 2000” – No. 2
- 2019–2020 “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses” – No. 35
- 2017–2018 “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses” – No. 37
- 2014 “Best New Course of 2014” – No. 1
- Additional Accolades
- 2021 NGCOA Jemsek National Course of the Year Award
- 2017 Cascade Golfer “Washington’s Top-10 Public Golf Courses” – No. 1