Posts Tagged Bandon Dunes Golf Resort

Bandon, OR – Fabulous Locale, Crumby Golf

Posted by nbdog in Golf on 12-Feb-2013

I finished two rounds at the fabulous Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. Monday it was the Pacific Dunes course, one of the most beautiful in the country. Unlike my previous trip in December of 2011 I shot a shockingly poor 101. It was an especially frustrating outing because I had fourteen holes of better than bogey golf and four disaster holes of sixteen over par. Tuesday, at the equally lovely and dramatic Bandon Dunes course I struggled again repeating the previous day’s pattern of fourteen holes at eleven over par and four holes at plus sixteen. It seemed like every miss was near disaster with terrible lies in bunkers and behind thick reeds. And I couldn’t get a single long putt to drop even though seven or eight putts curled around the edge of the cup. All the frustration aside, it was a beautiful two days at what has to be the most golf-friendly facility anywhere. Can’t wait to go back.

Pacific Dunes

The Best Public Golf Courses In The US (businessinsider.com)

Bandon Dunes Golf Resort

Day 2 at Bandon: Bandon Trails

Posted by nbdog in Golf on 6-Dec-2011

14th Tee; that's the green way back there in the center

After a two-hour frost delay I played the Bandon Trails course this morning. What a whopper! The bunkers, rolling fairways and devilish greens present a huge challenge to the casual golfer. The back nine includes par 3s of 220 and 163 yards along with the infamous 14th hole that drops some 200 feet from tee box to fairway. And it’s very long walk, some seven to eight miles. I played bogey golf through 12 holes before fatigue and head winds set in and I struggled to a woeful 102 score. Here are some photos.

The Bandon Trails Course…Complimenting the Extraordinary (GolfTheUnitedStates.com)
Links Golf for the Ages (TravelGolf.com)

Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon Trails

Pacific Dunes Golf

Posted by nbdog in Golf on 5-Dec-2011

I finally made the pilgrimage to the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon. Today I played the Pacific Dunes course, a stupendously beautiful tract on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. The current issue of Golf Digest lists Pacific Dunes as the 18th most difficult course in America and number 14 of the 100 best public courses in the country. I’m pretty excited that I shot an 87 even with mediocre putting. The Bandon facility is superb and the Pac Dunes course is the most beautiful I’ve ever played. Here are a few photos.