Golf courses are disappearing in Clark County.

Green Mountain Golf Course closed in 2015 to make room for a housing development.

The same fate greeted The Cedars on Salmon Creek in 2021.

It has left many high school golf teams to scramble to find places to play.

And that’s why Michael Minnis considers himself lucky.

The Washougal High School golf program has had a longstanding partnership with Orchard Hills Golf and Country Club that dates back more than 70 years, giving the Panthers a home course and practice facility that most prep teams don’t enjoy.

“I think for years I feel like it’s been overlooked,” Minnis said. “But in the last few years, we’ve really taken advantage of it. And we really want to honor the membership and thank them for their generosity for having us out here.”

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