danohi50:
Sahalee was included with PGA 1999 and 2000.(Sierra sports) It a very tight tree lined venue that really doesn't have a lot going for it strategically (IMO) The PGA removed over 300 hundred trees just to make it playable enough for the PGA tourney. I think the selection was totally political. There are better courses in the NW. (just MHO)
Agreed, Sahalee is a very good course, but not all that special. They were going to remove the trees anyway because of the shading of the greens. Lots of old courses here in the NW have to do that. Fircrest in Tacoma took out 400 this year I heard. Salalee lost the 2010 PGA after it was awarded, but got the Senior Open then.
Of course my favorite is the one Golf.com picked as the 46th best in America and best in Washington State. Don't believe Salahee made the list.
I have played at Pine Valley and it's the toughest course I ever played, beautiful though.