Golf Tours Oregon- Bandon Dunes
Bandon Dunes Resort is 'the best golf resort in the world'.
It is a big statement, we know, but one Travelling Golfers repeat.
With 5 world renowned courses, wonderful practice facilities, and multiple accommodation and dining options- Bandon Dunes Resort should be on every golfer's bucket list
Combine Bandon Dunes with some time in Central Oregon for a memorable golfing tour
Central Oregon is one of the world's beautiful places, and is a hub for outdoor recreational activities of all description.
It's a land of contrasts and seasons- ski in winter, and when summer comes the choices are endless...
Hiking, biking, kayaking, fishing, rock climbing, horse riding AND golf!
After a busy day of recreation you will find that there are 26 craft beer companies flourishing in the area and you may need to sample some of their product!
Or perhaps wine is more to your taste?
For the last 32 years the International Pinot Noir Celebration (competition) has been held for 3 days in late July in McMinnville, Oregon.
Sound good? - wine, beer, and golf?
Think Central Oregon!
The beauty of Central Oregon
Golf at Bandon Dunes Resort
The courses at Bandon Dunes generally need no introduction.
Each of the 4 eighteen hole courses is rated a masterpiece and world class.
Each has it's own character.
They are:
1. Bandon Dunes
Additionally there is wonderful thirteen hole par 3 course called Bandon Preserve which is certainly one of, if not the best par 3 course anywhere.
And then there are the putting greens- the Punchbowl is great fun...
Golf In Central Oregon
Bend in Central Oregon is a perfect destination for a golfing trip, with a cluster of good quality courses only a short distance from each other, and all number of accommodation options available.
Key courses are:
1. Pronghorn Resort- Fazio course
2. Pronghorn Resort- Nicklaus course
5. Sunriver Resort- Meadows course
6. Sunriver Resort- Woodlands course
7. Sunriver Resort- Crosswater course
8. Black Butte Ranch- Big Meadows course
Tailored Packages Available
The Travelling Golfer has preferred packages for Central Oregon that include golf at both Pronghorn courses, Aspen Lakes , Tetherow and Crosswater at Sunriver Resort.
We can recommend accommodation, transport and other activities as required, tailoring a golfing trip to your requirements and ensuring your Golf Trip to Oregon is memorable.
These packages can easily be modified to add more or less golf according to the wishes of the group.
And of course we can include recommendations for beer tasting and tickets to the Pinot Noir celebration...
1. Pronghorn Resort's Nicklaus course is one of the highlights of any golfing trip to Central oregon.
The course is set in the second biggest Juniper forest in the world, and the combination of high desert terrain including black lava and sagebrush with a beatifully manicured course is just stunning
Pronghorn Resort- Nicklaus course- hole 13
2. Pronghorn Resort Fazio course has a wonderfully rugged yet highly manicured look.
It is the members course at Pronghorn, but travelling golfers who stay at Pronghorn may on occassions gain access by prior arrangement.
The Fazio course is our favourite in Central Oregon.
Pronghorn Resort- Fazio course- hole 8
3.Tetherow Golf Club offers real links golf with wall to wall fescue providing a fast and firm golfing experience.
You will be hard pressed to find level ground on either fairways or greens, so the trick is to use the slopes to your advantage.
It's great fun!
Tetherow GC- hole 1
4. Crosswater at Sunriver Resort is a championship course you won't easily forget
With snow capped mountains as a backdrop, the course plays over, alongside and around the river on the majority of holes
It is a picturesque and challenging course.
Sunriver Resort- Crosswater course- hole 9
5. Aspen Lakes GC is an ideal introduction to golf in Central Oregon.
It's a pretty course without being too demanding- set in a compelling high desert landscape.
And the red sand bunkers look fantastic!
Aspen Lakes GC- hole 18
6. Bandon Dunes is the original course at the resort designed by Scot David Maclay Kidd.
It's a unique link course on the gorgeous Oregon coast
7. Pacific Dunes, designed by Tom Doak is generally regarded as one of the best 20 courses in the world, and is a Travelling Golfer favourite
8. Bandon Trails, designed by Coore Crenshaw is the only course at Bandon to leave the immediate coastal dunes.
It seamlessly combines true links holes in the sand by the sea with more undulating inland holes
9. Old MacDonald was designed by Tom Doak & Jim Urbina to pay homage to the links template style of C.B.MacDonald, who became known as 'the father of American golf' when golf was in it's infancy in the USA.
If you know your golf you might be able to recognise 'the Redan', or 'the Road hole', or 'Eden'..
