TNT sports reporter Jon Manley plays, reviews Chambers Bay Golf Course

I am playing and reviewing every public golf course in Pierce County. Up next, Chambers Bay and University Place. Chambers Bay opened in 2007 and hosted the 2015 U.S. Open. If you live in the Tacoma area, you're familiar with the course, and even if you're not a golfer, you've probably walked the property's paved trails and taken in the sweeping views of Puget Sound. The course is owned by Pierce County and managed by Kemper Sports. We had perfect Pacific Northwest golf weather that day, foggy and chilly in the morning, and then the sun came out on the back nine. The course is a link style course with massive bunkers and sloping fairways. There's a ton of elevation change here and errant tee shots will quickly land you in trouble. The views are incredible and the course is a great challenge. I found myself thinking about how cool it is that golfers come from all over the world to play this course in our backyard. I think sometimes we take it for granted, but it's an incredible golf experience from start to finish. When you're talking about a course of this caliber, value is relative, but rounds in October are under $200 for Pierce County residents, which I think is a great value. For most of us, this isn't a weekly stop, but the price is accessible for people to play a few times a year. No need to overthink this one. I'm giving Chambers Bay a 10 for quality and for Pierce County residents an 8 for value, bringing its overall score to a 9 out of 10.