Planning your trip to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is the ultimate walking golf experience.There is likely no one else in the world where three top public walking only golf courses are located in such proximity to one… Continue Reading
Pronghorn – Nicklaus Course (Bend, OR) Par 72 (7,379 yards) Greens Fees: $175 to walk, plus $20 per person for forecaddie, plus recommended tip of $25. Architect: Jack Nicklaus Design The Pronghorn Club in Bend, OR consistently ranks as one of… Continue Reading
Juniper Golf Course (Redmond, OR) Par 72 (7,186/5,500 yards) Greens Fees: $30 to $64 depending on season and time of day. Architect: John Harbottle III Juniper Golf Course was rated as one of the “Best Places to Play” by Golf… Continue Reading
Brasada Canyons Golf Course at Brasada Ranch (Powell Butte, OR) Par 72 (7,295 yards) Green Fees: $120 for Guests at the Resort, $85 if playing with a Member. Check with pro shop to confirm. Architects: Peter Jacobsen and Jim Hardy… Continue Reading
Pacific Dunes was the second course to open at the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, in 2001. Tom Doak, and the team at Renaissance Golf Design, knew that Mike Keiser had handed them one of the most spectacular sites for a golf course in the past 50 years. The property exceeded the one found next door at Bandon Dunes, which meant the playing experience should be superior as well, and it is. Continue Reading
Bandon Trails was the third course constructed at the resort, and it is the only one that does not touch the ocean. Instead, Trails takes the golfer through dunes, meadows and forest in a wonderful golfing journey that has been exquisitely routed by Bill Coore. While Bandon Trails is the most challenging walk at the resort, it is well worth the effort. Continue Reading
The spectacular golf resort that exists today at Bandon Dunes was built upon the success of its first course of the same name. Bandon Dunes redefined links golf in North America and, along with Sand Hills, helped spark the golf architecture renaissance of the past decade. Continue Reading
The Walking Golfer is excited to present the following Q&A with Doug Carrick, a renowned Canadian golf course architect and the current President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. The Q&A discusses topics such as building walking friendly… Continue Reading
Aspen Lakes Golf Course (Sisters, OR) Par 72 (7,302 yards) Green Fees: $30 to $75 depending on time of day and season. Architect: William Overdorf Aspen Lakes, located in Sisters, OR, sits in the shadows of the three mountains that… Continue Reading
Pumpkin Ridge – Ghost Creek (North Plains, OR) Par 71 (6,839 yards) Pumpkin Ridge is what walking golf is all about and that is validated by the overwhelming number of walkers you will see on its two courses every day. Carts… Continue Reading