An aerial of Scarecrow, the newest course designed by David McLay Kidd at the Gamble Sands Resort in Eastern Washington. With Gamble Sands Resort officially opening its second championship course – ...

Bleary-eyed off a flight that required a 4 a.m. wake-up call, I shimmied my clubs, clothes and video gear in to a rental Subaru and bid farewell to Spokane, Wash. Much as I wanted to spend time in the ...

The summer’s biggest news in destination golf comes from central Washington, where Gamble Sands is set to cut the ribbon on its second 18-hole course. It’s called Scarecrow, and it opens to the public ...

The first course at Gamble Sands opened in 2014 and marked David Kidd’s return to “happy” architecture after a detour into the dark corners of extreme design at places like Tetherow and St. Andrews’ ...

Scarecrow is Gamble Sands’ bold new 18-hole layout–set to debut on August 1, and it immediately stakes its claim as a worthy counterpart to the resort’s award-winning original course. Built by David ...

Gambles Sands' second 18-holer - Scarecrow - is days from opening. Like the original course, it bears the imprint of David McLay Kidd. The post Gamble Sands takes next big (and bold) step in its ...

It was right there in the 19th paragraph of my column on Gamble Sands’ grand opening in August 2014. C’mon, you don’t remember? Yeah, neither did I, until I looked it up in our archives. Nearly nine ...

The new Scarecrow course at Gamble Sands was one of the most notable golf course openings in the U.S. in 2025. As recreational golf enjoys a renaissance – with a growing participation base and record ...