Shield Crest Golf Course

Shield Crest Golf Course is a par-72, 7,005-yard public course in Altamont, OR, established 1988 — the 11th-longest course on record in Oregon. From the Black tees it plays to a 72.6 rating and 126 slope.

Shield Crest Golf Course sits above Klamath Falls in the high country of south-central Oregon, where the Cascades begin their descent toward the Great Basin. Klamath County's elevation brings dry, crystalline air and a shorter season than the valley courses to the north, but summer days are long and the light is exceptional. Crater Lake lies not far away, and that volcanic high-desert character — open skies, ponderosa pines, a hint of altitude — defines the setting here. Playing conditions favor the dry, firm turf that the region's low precipitation produces consistently.