Bandon Dunes is the trip. · Vol. 01

The Ultimate
Oregon Golf Trip.

Oregon golf travel is a Bandon trip and not much else. Five resort courses on the Pacific cliffs (Pacific Dunes, Bandon Dunes, Bandon Trails, Old Macdonald, Sheep Ranch) plus the par-three Preserve. Hop the gulf to Portland for Pumpkin Ridge and Waverley before flying out.

Above · Pacific Dunes

IBandon Dunes Trip IICentral Oregon Loop IIIPortland Bench

Route I of III · Southern Oregon Coast

The Bandon Dunes Trip

Pacific · Trails · Old Mac

Duration3 days

Total drive4 mi

Tariff$$$

Approx. $2,400 / person, 3 days. Resort stay-and-play with three rounds. Walk only, no carts. Mid-Apr through Oct peak.

Day
1
Pacific Dunes
Day 1 · Pacific Dunes
Fly into OTH or Eugene. Stay on the resort property. The breakout Doak routing.
- Pacific Dunes
  Pacific Dunes, Tom Doak 2001. Holes 4, 11, and 13 along the ocean.
Day
2
Bandon Trails
Day 2 · Bandon Trails
The forested counterpoint to the ocean courses. Coore & Crenshaw at their most playful.
- Bandon Trails
  Bandon Trails, Coore & Crenshaw 2005, dunes to forest to meadow in 18.
Day
3
Old Macdonald
Day 3 · Old Macdonald
Doak and Jim Urbina's 2010 homage to CB Macdonald template holes.
- Old Macdonald
  Old Macdonald, National Golf Links templates (Redan, Biarritz, Cape, Alps) on the Oregon coast.

Route II of III · Bend & Sisters

The Central Oregon Loop

Tetherow + Pronghorn + Sunriver

Duration3 days

Total drive80 mi

Tariff$$$

Approx. $2,400 / person, 3 days. Tetherow is public-resort; Pronghorn is members + sponsored. Late May to mid-October peak.

Day
1
Tetherow Golf Club
Day 1 · Tetherow
Fly into RDM (Redmond). Stay in Bend. Tetherow is the David McLay Kidd modern links opened in 2008.
- Tetherow Golf Club
  Tetherow Golf Club, David McLay Kidd 2008. The architect's post-Bandon American masterpiece.
Day
2
Tetherow Golf Club
Day 2 · Pronghorn
Nicklaus + Fazio designed the two courses at Pronghorn (formerly Juniper Preserve). Fazio is the championship layout.
- Tetherow Golf Club
  Pronghorn. Tom Fazio + Jack Nicklaus layouts side by side.
Day
3
Tetherow Golf Club
Day 3 · Sunriver
Forty minutes south to Sunriver Resort. Four public-resort layouts, Crosswater is the championship side.
- Tetherow Golf Club
  Sunriver Crosswater. The resort closer for central Oregon.

Route III of III · Portland Metro

The Portland Bench

Pumpkin Ridge + Waverley

Duration3 days

Total drive50 mi

Tariff$$

Approx. $1,400 / person, 3 days. Pumpkin Ridge's Witch Hollow is public; Waverley is sponsored-play. The Portland alternative to a Bandon trip.

Day
1
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
Day 1 · Pumpkin Ridge - Witch Hollow
Fly into PDX. Stay west of the city. Bob Cupp 1992, hosted three U.S. Amateurs (Tiger Woods in 1996).
- Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
  Pumpkin Ridge Witch Hollow, Bob Cupp 1992.
Day
2
Waverley Country Club
Day 2 · Waverley Country Club
Portland's heritage members club. Chandler Egan 1922, oldest course in the Pacific NW.
- Waverley Country Club
  Waverley Country Club, Chandler Egan 1922. Member-host required.
Day
3
Columbia Edgewater Country Club
Day 3 · Columbia Edgewater
NE Portland on the Columbia River. The Bing Crosby pro-am was held here for years.
- Columbia Edgewater Country Club
  Columbia Edgewater. The Crosby-clambake club.