Bandon Dunes Resort- Bandon Preserve- hole 9 

Mike Keiser first came to notice with the phenomal success of his business Recycled Greeting Cards.

It put him in the position of being able to pursue other interests..

Being a keen golfer, that opportunity soon came when he employed Dick Nugent to build Dunes Club near his holiday house in New Buffalo

 

Keiser loved Scottish links golf and saw an opportunity to bring links golf to America

He scoured the country for a suitable site and eventually settled on sandy terrain on the ocean near North Bend in Oregon.

Keiser overlooked America's 'name' architects and instead chose an inexperienced young Scottish architect named David Maclay Kidd to design a genuine links course at Bandon Dunes

Keiser had the experience of building Dunes Club so he had a taste for the build- but it was a huge risk

Bandon Dunes was remote and both Keiser and the architect were relatively inexperienced.

 

Bandon Dunes opened for play in 1999 and straight away golfers flocked to play true links golf in America

Such was the success that Keiser catered for the growing demand by immediately building a second course at Bandon.

In 2001 Tom Doak's Pacific Dunes opened and was instantly acclaimed as one of the best courses in the world

Bandon Trails by Coore & Crenshaw followed in 2005- and remarkably all three courses were regarded as being world top 100 standard.

And still demand grew!

 

Bandon Dunes Resort

 

Mike Keiser added Old MacDonald by Tom Doak in 2010, a thirteen hole par 3 course by Coore & Crenshaw in 2012 called Bandon Preserve, and finally The Sheep Ranch by Coore & Crenshaw in 2020

Bandon Dunes Resort now boasts five world class links courses, an amazing par 3 course, fantastic putting greens and practice facilities, a variety of dining and accommodation options and the best pro shops anywhere.

 

Bandon Dunes is the best golf resort in the world, in my opinion!

 

Bandon Preserve

 Bandon Dunes Resort- Bandon Preserve- hole 7

Bandon Preserve is yet another great innovation by Mike Keiser.

Realising that aging golfers might struggle with 36 holes a day he used a small parcel of dunes land right on the coast to wedge in a thirteen hole par 3 course.

It's great fun to play and an excellent way to finish the day.

Short it is, but it plays firm and fast and is exposed to the ever present winds.

Boring it is not!

Highly recommended! 

 

 

Bandon Preserve is a "Travelling Golfer must play!"