amateurgolf.com Two-Man Links Championship at Bandon Dunes

BANDON DUNES- ranked #4 in America's Best Modern Courses by GolfWeek The first golf course at Bandon Dunes is a links course built on a beautiful stretch of sand dunes perched 100 feet above the Pacific Ocean on the Southern Oregon Coast. Designed by Scotsman David McLay Kidd, seven holes run along the edge of the bluff overlooking the beach and all eighteen holes offer breathtaking ocean views. If you've never played in Scotland or Ireland, this may be the first chance you've ever had to play a true links course. The sand dunes and indigenous vegetation have been left untouched, creating a distinctly natural feel. Fairways and greens are large to allow for the prevailing wind.

Bandon Dunes is a walking only course where caddies are encouraged. You may also pull a trolley or carry your own bag. Carts are available for the permanently disabled. A practice facility is located near the first tee. The course tips out at 7,326 yards, with six sets of tees to guarantee golfers of all abilities a challenging and fair experience. Tees, fairways and greens are a bent/fescue blend, chosen because it allows us to keep the course firm and fast. The greens are kept at a comfortable speed and putt very true. Approach shots are best played by running the ball onto the putting surface.

Pacific Dunes snuck past Bandon in the "Best of" Ratings after it's opening in 2000
PACIFIC DUNES- ranked #2 in America's Best Modern Courses by GolfWeek
While conveniently located near Bandon Dunes, Pacific Dunes is remarkably different in character and shot making requirements. Designed by Tom Doak, Pacific Dunes emerges from Shore Pines to spectacular sixty-foot dunes blanketed in grasses and native vegetation.

Green complexes are smaller, with greater undulation, requiring precise approaches. Like Bandon, the course is designed for walkers only and use of the resort’s professional caddies is encouraged.

Bandon Trails, #17
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BANDON TRAILS - opening date June 1, 2005!
Designed by the legendary team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, Bandon Trails continues the traditions of excellence already established at Bandon and Pacific Dunes. The first tee sits atop a bluff with views of the ocean, and the adjacent Bandon Dunes clubhouse and course. From there, the course makes its way inland through the weathered Oregon Forest.

As with the other two courses, Bandon Trails looks like it has been there forever, as many of the natural hazards and undulations have been designed into the holes. We can’t wait to get a crack at it under tournament pressure!According to co-architect Bill Coore, “The site is extremely unique. It’s characterized by inland, rolling dune land as well as exposed sand with beach grasses and ocean vistas. We’ve fallen in love with the South Coast of Oregon.”