3134 211th Ave NE
Sammamish, WA 98074

Sahalee was first envisioned in 1965, when two separate groups of golf
club members - one from Inglewood Country Club, the other from
Broadmoor Golf Club decided concurrently that the greater Seattle area
The endeavor began to take shape in the summer of 1966 as the two
groups merged to form Par Golf, Inc. The development of a superlative
golf course depends upon the acquisition of property ideally suited for its
layout. Par Golf, Inc.'s search ended in early 1967 when the land that was
to become Sahalee was found on the Sammamish Plateau east of Redmond, WA First, nationally-recognized golf course architect Ted Robinson was
selected as the course designer. His creation would have to be capable of
sponsoring any of the USGA or PGA national events, for the goal was to
The third step was the selection of a name that would convey the unique
character of the project. The same eight men who had led the project from
the beginning—Carl Jonson, Dixon Ervin, Harry Wilson, Hal Logan, Maury Proctor, Richard Strand, Gene Lynn and Jack Wright—took their first official action as the Club's Board of Trustees. They chose the name
Sahalee, or "High Heavenly Ground" in the language of the native
Chinook. The name was chosen to reflect the Northwest's heritage and
tradition.