Pierce County golf courses: latest developments

This list of curated articles about Pierce County golf courses explores legal issues, renovations, and new developments.

Chambers Bay Golf Course initiated a $4 million project for The Turnstand to enhance golfer amenities. Meadow Park Golf Course in Tacoma approved a $48 million improvement plan, including a developmental course and entertainment facility, funded by operational revenue and municipal bonds.

Madrona Links Golf Course, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024 in Gig Harbor, Wash. By Brian Hayes

NO. 1: CONFLICT OVER BELOVED PIERCE COUNTY GOLF COURSE LEADS TO $6 MILLION LAWSUIT

ZTM Holdings and Tyson Limited Partnership filed the legal complaint Jan. 21. | Published February 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Julia Park

Construction takes place on The Turnstand, which will serve food and drinks on the golf course, at Chambers Bay Golf Course, on Monday, March 3, 2025, in University Place, Wash. By Brian Hayes

NO. 2: ‘SNACK BAR ON STEROIDS’: $4M CHAMBERS BAY PROJECT WILL SERVE GOLFERS AND PARK-GOERS

The new building will replace the temporary concession stand that had been there since the course opened in 2007. | Published March 9, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kristine Sherred

Garrette Custom Homes seeks to develop 28 homes on lots next to the Washington National Golf Club in Auburn.

NO. 3: $1.5M HOMES ADJACENT TO CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSE PLANNED BY BUILDER WITH TACOMA TIES

Sales on home sites are set to begin later this month. One of the homes will feature six-car garage. | Published March 17, 2025 | Read Full Story by Debbie Cockrell

A youth golfer is part of the Youth on Course program, which is teeing up $5 rounds of golf for kids at courses in Washington and around the country. By Bank of America

NO. 4: KIDS CAN PLAY $5 GOLF ROUNDS AT CHAMBERS BAY, OTHER WA COURSES THROUGH THIS PROGRAM

In the South Sound, Chambers Bay, The Home Course (DuPont), Highlands, Meadow Park and Allenmore are a few of the participating courses. | Published April 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jon Manley

NO. 5: CONTENTIOUS PIERCE COUNTY GOLF COURSE HAS NEW MANAGEMENT. WILL IT GET UPGRADES?

PenMet Parks has chosen a new company to operate Madrona Links Golf Course for the next three years, promising course improvements and parting ways with a business that spent over a decade managing the course’s day-to-day operations. | Published August 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Julia Park

NO. 6: COURT BLOCKS PIERCE CO. PARK DISTRICT FROM ENDING LEASE AT BELOVED GOLF COURSE

The current operator of the Madrona Links Golf Course has obtained an order in Pierce County Superior Court to temporarily block PenMet Parks from terminating their lease and installing new management. | Published September 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Julia Park

The Landing at Chambers Bay, a new cafe and bar, opens Oct. 10, 2025, at Chambers Bay Golf Course and Chambers Creek Regional Park. SHKS Architects designed the permanent structure to blend with the berms of the Links-style course that surrounds it. By Courtesy

NO. 7: NEW CAFE OPENING AT CHAMBERS BAY WITH LIVING ROOF, HOT SANDWICHES AND FULL BAR

Chambers Bay will officially reveal its new café and restaurant, The Landing, on Friday, Oct. | Published October 9, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kristine Sherred

A sign shows the locations of 18 holes at Madrona Links Golf Course at 3604 22nd Ave. NW, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, near Gig Harbor, Wash. By Julia Park

NO. 8: WILL OPERATOR OF BELOVED PIERCE CO. GOLF COURSE BE EVICTED? HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW

The private business operating the Madrona Links Golf Course near Gig Harbor faces potential eviction following legal action taken by the local park district earlier this month, as the park district continues its efforts to revamp the declining course and change the way that it’s run. | Published October 31, 2025 | Read Full Story by Julia Park

The Meadow Park Golf Course, on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, in Tacoma, Wash. The Parks Tacoma Park Board recently voted to approve .a three-year design process for upgrades to the Meadow Park Golf Course By Brian Hayes

NO. 9: $48 MILLION IN IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED FOR THIS POPULAR TACOMA GOLF COURSE

The Park Board of Tacoma approved a three-year design contact for a slew of new upgrades to Meadow Park Golf Course. | Published December 15, 2025 | Read Full Story by Becca Most

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.