Golf in Oak Harbor

Oak Harbor is the largest city on Whidbey Island and the home of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, the Navy's primary Pacific Northwest aviation base. The naval air station's role as the home of electronic warfare aircraft and the base's substantial personnel community create a significant military presence. The Whidbey Island landscape of Deception Pass to the north and Penn Cove — known for its commercial mussel aquaculture — to the south create the Pacific Northwest island setting. Golf serves both the military and civilian communities of Oak Harbor. The Pacific Northwest's outdoor recreation culture gives golf a natural place in community life alongside the hiking, kayaking, skiing, and water sports that define the Washington lifestyle, and the local course serves as a year-round anchor for the recreational community.