Westport golf project gets through another hurdle

Westport Golf Links has cleared a hurdle as the group behind the proposed course on the Washington coast gets closer to realizing its dream of a new course.

Thurston County recently ruled in favor of Washington Parks and Westport Golf Links wiping out Friends of Grays Harbor’s core contention regarding a supposed standing deed restriction.    

The ruling confirms that there is no legal barrier preventing the Washington State Parks from advancing the concession structure and clears the way for the project to continues through the lawful SEPA process, permitting and eventually getting final approvals with the city of Westport.

The next phase the group is working toward is the permit application process where they are dealing with state and local regulators through the SEPA process to identify maximum public benefit through access, recreation and environmental uplift to legally permit the project.

As well as acting as the development group’s golf development expert, David McLay Kidd was also the in-house golf designer. This role became more of his focus in recent years. Kidd’s golf course designs include Bandon Dunes, Gamble Sands, Saint Andrews Links – The Castle Course, Tetherow Golf Course, and TPC Stonebrae Country Club.