“And on the eighth day, God hit a three-iron stiff to the pin on the 11th hole at Tokatee. And even if He three-putted, God couldn’t get angry because even He had to be overwhelmed by what He had created. “No, it isn’t irreverent to talk of God and a golf course in the same breath, not a golf course located halfway to heaven at the base of the statuesque Three Sisters. Playing golf at Tokatee isn’t recreation, it’s a revelation.”

“If you want to play golf on a scenic, well-groomed course, Tokatee is the place.”

“From the moment you turn off the main road until you walk off the 18th green, you realize that the concept of keeping the entire facility as natural and as peaceful as possible has been very successfully carried through. There is nothing extravagant with the pro shop and snack bar, nor has anything been done to the course to ‘Trick it up.’ It is, quite simply, a completely enjoyable golfing experience.”

“Tokatee has become known by those who have played it as the nearly perfect blend of scenic beauty and challenging golf.”

“Peter Jacobsen said he still prefers playing the Eugene Country Club or Tokatee, a beauty hidden up Oregon’s McKenzie River between Blue River and McKenzie Bridge.
‘I bet none of these guys even know where it is,’ he said with a grin, gesturing toward his fellow pros. ‘But I do.’