Golf in Cornelius

Cornelius is a Washington County city in the Tualatin Valley agricultural plain west of Hillsboro, part of the Tualatin Valley that has seen significant residential development while retaining pockets of the berry farms and nurseries that once dominated the landscape. The community sits near Forest Grove on the Highway 47 corridor, with the Coast Range foothills visible to the northwest. In terms of golf accessibility, Cornelius is well-positioned within the west metro's cluster of courses that have developed to serve the valley's growing residential population. The flat valley terrain suits course development and the climate mirrors Portland's. The combination of Pacific University, the surrounding wine country, and Washington County's increasingly diverse population gives Cornelius a more layered identity than its small footprint might suggest.