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McNary Golf Club is a semi-private parkland course located in Keizer, Oregon, situated in the Mid-Willamette Valley. The property was originally the homestead of Charles McNary, a prominent Oregon citizen, senator, and lawyer, after whom the course is named. Opened in 1962, the layout is a par-71 championship course that stretches to 6,239 yards from the blue tees. The course is designed to be playable year-round, featuring lush tree-lined fairways and a terrain that incorporates water hazards in the form of lakes with fountains and Claggett Creek.

The course presents a variety of challenges through four distinct tee choices, ranging from 4,302 yards on the yellow tees to 6,239 yards on the blue tees. The blue tees carry a course rating of 70.0 and a slope rating of 130, while the white tees offer a rating of 68.8 with a slope of 128. Water hazards are a significant factor, with Claggett Creek coming into play on the first, ninth, tenth, and eighteenth holes. The layout also includes several small lakes with fountains that augment the difficulty and visual character of the round.

McNary Golf Club operates as a public-access facility, though it maintains a semi-private structure with various membership options including equity, non-equity, and social memberships. The course enforces specific rules of play, including a 90-degree cart rule and strict guidelines regarding pace of play and dress code. Local rules address relief from cart paths, out-of-bounds markers, and penalty areas, with specific provisions for power poles on holes 12 and 13. The facility is rated 4.3 out of 5 based on user reviews.