Golf courses in Bandon, OR.

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.

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.

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