Best golf courses in Oregon.

Bandon, OR

Pacific Dunes is a Tom Doak design at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort on the southern Oregon coast, opened in 2001 as the resort's second course. The land was already dunes and shore pine, and much of the routing works with what was there, including sand blowouts left as bunkers rather than shaped into them. It plays as a par 71 and breaks convention in a few ways. The 10th and 11th are consecutive par 3s, and the back nine carries three par 5s. The routing touches the ocean bluff at the 4th, the 10th and 11th, and again at the 13th, and the holes inland from the water sit among 60-foot dunes and gorse. Like every course at the resort, Pacific Dunes is walking only, with caddies available. The wind off the Pacific is the main variable, and the course is short enough by modern numbers that the challenge is almost entirely about controlling the ball in it. Pacific Dunes golfers can carry the day into the resort's main-lodge dining area, where the Gallery and Puffin Bar provide a relaxed setting for drinks and food. McKee's Pub is another lively option nearby, with Pacific Northwest beer, single-malt scotch and a fireside patio.

Bandon, OR

Old Macdonald is the fourth course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, designed by Tom Doak and Jim Urbina and opened in 2010. It is a tribute to C.B. Macdonald, the architect who brought the ideas of British links golf to America, and the routing draws on the template concepts he used repeatedly. Golfers play a Redan, a Biarritz, an Alps, a Punchbowl, a Short and others, all reinterpreted for the Oregon dunes rather than copied. The greens are enormous, some of the largest in American golf, and the fairways run together with almost no defined edges, so the course looks and plays wider than the others at the resort. There are very few trees, which leaves the holes fully exposed to the coastal wind. The ground is firm, the approaches are open in front, and running the ball onto greens is often the better play. Like the rest of the resort, it is walking only. Ghost Tree Grill sits just beyond Old Macdonald's 18th green and takes its name from the landmark on the third hole. The Pacific Northwest steakhouse and raw bar has walls of windows, a large indoor-outdoor bar, a courtyard and a fire pit, making it the most course-connected gathering place at the resort.

Bandon, OR

Bandon Trails is the third course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw and opened in 2005. It is the only course at the resort that never reaches the ocean, built inland by design rather than compromise. The routing moves through three landscapes. It opens in open dunes, drops into a coastal forest of shore pine and fir through the middle, crosses a meadow, and climbs back into the dunes to finish. The shelter of the trees means wind is far less of a factor here than on the resort's other courses. Greens are firm with closely mown surrounds, so recovery shots can often be putted or chipped rather than lobbed. The short par-4 14th, playing over a rise to a green tucked into a hillside, and the downhill par-3 17th, are the most talked about holes. It is walking only, with caddies available.

Bandon, OR

Sheep Ranch is the fifth 18-hole course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw and opened in 2020. It sits on a bluff top with roughly a mile of Pacific coastline, with several holes playing along the cliff edge and over water. The most unusual thing about it is what is missing: there are no bunkers anywhere on the course. Defense comes from the wind, the cliff edges, the contours around the greens and the openness of the site, which has almost no trees. Fairways run together with few defined boundaries, so golfers often choose their own line and angle rather than following a set corridor. The land was previously an informal course with about a dozen greens used by resort insiders, which is where the name comes from. Like the rest of Bandon, it is walking only, and it plays at roughly 6,636 yards from the back tees, shorter than most of the resort's other courses. Sheep Ranch has its own clubhouse and patio for a quick stop after the round. Golfers looking for a longer meal can continue elsewhere at the resort, including McKee's Pub for a Scottish-style room or Ghost Tree Grill for steak, seafood and an outdoor fire pit.

Bandon, OR

Bandon Dunes is the original course at the Oregon resort of the same name, designed by David McLay Kidd and opened in 1999. Kidd was in his twenties and largely unknown when developer Mike Keiser hired him, and the course's success is the reason the resort and its four later courses exist. The holes sit on bluffs above the Pacific, running through gorse, shore pine and open dune land, with several holes along the ocean edge. The turf is fescue and plays firm, so approach shots are often bounced in rather than flown to the flag. The par-3 fifth and the cliffside 16th are two of the defining coastal holes. Everything at the resort is walking only, with caddies available, and the golf runs year round in whatever the coast delivers. Bandon Dunes and the courses that followed turned this stretch of Oregon coastline into one of the country's best-known public golf destinations. After a round, McKee's Pub near the main lodge is a common stop for pub fare, Pacific Northwest beer and single malt scotch, with Scottish-style rooms and a fireside patio. Ghost Tree Grill offers a steakhouse and raw bar setting elsewhere on the property.

Bend, OR

Tetherow in Bend, Oregon, opened in 2008 and was designed by David McLay Kidd. It sits on high desert ground on the west side of town, with the Cascades in view and lava rock at the edges of the property. The course is built on fescue turf and kept firm, so the ball bounces and runs and shots played into slopes are often better than shots flown at flags. Greens are large, tilted and unforgiving, and there is more room off the tee than there appears to be from the tee box. It is semi-private, with public tee times available alongside member play and lodging on site.

Bandon, OR

Bandon Preserve is a 13-hole par-3 course at Bandon Dunes in Oregon, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw and opened in 2012. It sits on a dune ridge south of the resort's other courses, with ocean views from every hole. The holes range from short pitches to full mid-irons, and the greens carry the same movement and firmness as the resort's full-length courses. Wind changes club selection dramatically, and the loop is designed to be played in a small group with the scorecard mattering less than the shots. Proceeds from the course go to the Wild Rivers Coast Alliance, the resort's conservation and community fund. Play is walking only and open to resort guests.

Seneca, OR

The Hankins Course at Silvies Valley Ranch in Seneca, Oregon was designed by Dan Hixson and opened in 2017. It shares a reversible-routing concept with the ranch's Craddock Course, so the direction of play changes daily to create different layouts, pin placements and tee options. Hankins plays to a par of 72 across 7,075 yards, free of water hazards but guarded by more than one hundred bunkers, with nine double greens shared with Craddock. The closing par 5, known as the Hixson Hole, runs along the boundary fence. The remote, 140,000-acre working cattle ranch surrounds the course with high-desert scenery.

Sunriver, OR

Meadows is an 18-hole, par-71 resort golf course at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Oregon, designed by John Fought. The layout borders the Deschutes-area Sun River on seven holes and plays to roughly 7,012 yards from the back tees. Meadows has hosted USGA, NCAA and PGA events, including the 2005 NCAA Women's Division I Championship, the 2007 PGA Professional National Championship, and the 2007 USGA Senior Women's Amateur Championship. The resort also operates a golf academy and a 9-hole putting course on the property.

Last verified 2026-09-17

McKenzie Bridge, OR

Tokatee Golf Club is a public, 18-hole course in the McKenzie River Valley near McKenzie Bridge, Oregon, with views of the Three Sisters mountains. Construction began in 1964 under founder Nat Giustina, and the course was designed by architect Ted Robinson, opening in stages through the 1960s. The layout is set among tall timber along the river valley and is known for being easily walkable. Tokatee remains open to public play and hosts tournaments throughout its golf season.

Sunriver, OR

Woodlands is one of the golf courses at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Oregon, set among ponderosa pine forests in the high desert of central Oregon at roughly 4,500 feet elevation. Trout streams cross the property and several Cascade peaks are visible from parts of the course. The course was designed by Robert Trent Jones II and opened in 1982. It plays about 6,880 yards from the back tees to a par of 72, with sharp doglegs, elevated greens and volcanic rock outcroppings built into the routing rather than relying on length alone. Narrow fairways and lakes add to the challenge. Woodlands is part of the resort's golf offering and is open to resort guests and the public, alongside other Sunriver courses such as Meadows and Crosswater.

Seneca, OR

The Craddock Course is one of two reversible 18-hole layouts at Silvies Valley Ranch, a working ranch in eastern Oregon near Seneca, at roughly 5,000 feet of elevation. The course runs along ridges overlooking the valley, with more than a hundred bunkers but no water hazards. The course was designed by Dan Hixson, who also built the companion Hankins course; the routing direction is reversed daily, so shared greens produce different rounds depending on the day. The project took about eight years to complete after ranch owner Scott Campbell brought in Hixson. Silvies Valley Ranch operates as a resort destination with lodging on site, and golf access is tied to staying at or visiting the ranch. Significant elevation changes and the high-desert altitude are practical considerations for visiting golfers.

Aloha, OR

The North Course at The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in Aloha, Oregon, was designed by architect Bob Cupp and opened in 1997 alongside the club's South Course. Its layout is more open and links-style than its wooded counterpart, with undulating native grasses evoking Oregon's coastal dunes. The club operated a rotating format giving golfers access to both 18-hole courses and hosted Peter Jacobsen's Fred Meyer Challenge, a non-sanctioned PGA Tour event, from 1998 to 2002. The Reserve sits west of Portland in Washington County.

North Plains, OR

Ghost Creek is the public course at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Oregon, northwest of Portland, set on wetlands terrain with views of the Cascades, Coast Range and Tualatin Valley farmland. Bob Cupp designed the layout, which opened in 1992 in an intentionally natural, "old" style that leaves much of the wetland terrain untouched; the winding Ghost Creek appears throughout the round. The course has hosted professional and USGA events, including the 1993 Nike Tour Championship and U.S. Junior Amateur. Ghost Creek operates as the public counterpart to the private Witch Hollow course at the same 36-hole club, with its own clubhouse, driving range and pro shop for daily-fee play.

Bend, OR

Jack Nicklaus high-desert design at Juniper Preserve near Bend

Sisters, OR

Glaze Meadow is one of two courses at Black Butte Ranch, a resort community in the ponderosa pines near Sisters with views of the Cascade peaks. Gene "Bunny" Mason designed the original course in 1982, and John Fought led a renovation that reopened in 2012 with rebuilt greens and tees, deep grass-faced bunkers and added length. The par-72 layout plays 7,007 yards from the back tees with a course rating of 72.7 and a slope of 133. Bentgrass greens and bluegrass-rye fairways run through the routing, with elevated greens and false fronts that punish short approaches.

Aurora, OR

Langdon Farms Golf Club is a public 18-hole course in Aurora, Oregon, south of Portland, on land that was a family farm for more than sixty years before opening as a golf course in 1995. John Fought and Bob Cupp designed the par-71 layout with clear sightlines and limited blind shots. From the back tees it measures 6,931 yards with a course rating of 73.7 and a slope of 133. The Maletis family has owned and operated the course since 2003.

Aloha, OR

The South Course at The Reserve Vineyards & Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-72 course in Aloha, Oregon, designed by John Fought and opened in 1997. It measures up to 7,172 yards from the back tees, with a course rating of 74.6 and a slope of 144. The layout features more than 60 white-sand bunkers across rolling, tree-lined terrain west of Portland, including a 605-yard par-5 sixth hole and a 473-yard par-4 17th with a shared double green. The South Course is semi-private, reserved for members and guests from the 16th through the end of each month, with public access on other days.

Last verified 2026-09-17

Bandon, OR

Shorty's is a 19-hole short course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort on the Oregon coast, opened in May 2024 on a dune site southwest of the resort's Bandon Trails course. It was designed by Rod Whitman, Dave Axland, and Keith Cutten, working together as WAC Golf. Holes range from about 39 to 170 yards, with three sets of tees on each and bunkers present on nearly every hole. The routing winds through undulating natural dunes and scattered shore pines, taking advantage of ground too irregular to support a full-length course. It is named for Shorty Dow, the resort property's original caretaker. Shorty's is part of Bandon Dunes Resort and requires a tee time like the resort's regulation courses. Net proceeds from play go toward the Bandon Dunes Charitable Foundation, which supports conservation and community programs on the southern Oregon coast.

Bandon, OR

Bandon Crossings is an 18-hole, par-72 public golf course in Bandon, Oregon, designed by Dan Hixson and opened in 2007. Located slightly inland from the coast, it is sheltered from direct ocean winds and can be played walking or with a power cart. GOLF Magazine named it one of the Top 10 New Courses of 2007. The heathland-style layout takes its shape from natural sand-dune terrain, with firm, fast fairways year-round.

Last verified 2026-09-17

Pendleton, OR

The Golf Course at Birch Creek sits in the Birch Creek Valley about seven miles south of Pendleton on Highway 395. It was long known as Pendleton Country Club. The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation bought it in 2019 and now run it alongside Wildhorse Resort, and it is open to public play seven days a week. The club traces back to 1902 in Pendleton. Its first nine at this site opened in 1958, designed by Shirley G. Stone, and a second nine followed in 1986. The result is a par-72 layout of about 6,400 yards from the back tees, with large mature trees as the main defense, plus the creek, a pond, bunkers, and a few doglegs. A shorter family tee set plays around 3,000 yards. The ground is fairly flat and compact, so it walks well. Since the purchase, the owners have kept the routing as it was and focused on upkeep, along with work on the pro shop, dining room, bar, and pool. Call the pro shop at 541-966-1655 for tee times.

Sunriver, OR

Caldera Links at Sunriver Resort is a 9-hole, par-3 course. Bob Cupp designed it. The course has bent grass greens. It is part of the Sunriver Resort golf experience.

Portland, OR

Wildwood Golf Course is a public course in Portland. The 18-hole layout plays over gently rolling, tree-lined terrain, a friendly course that serves the Portland area.

Redmond, OR

The Resort Course is one of three golf courses at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond, Oregon, a 1,700-acre property in Central Oregon near Bend. The course plays two distinct nines, with wide, receptive fairways on the front nine and tighter, more demanding fairways on the back nine, and stretches to 6,704 yards at a par of 72. Eagle Crest also operates the Ridge Course, another par-72 layout, and the Challenge Course, a shorter par-63 design, plus a putting course, all managed by Troon. As a resort facility, tee times are open to overnight guests and the public, with stay-and-play packages available through The Lodge.