Five courses, five nights, and the full measure of what Bandon has built over a quarter century.
6 Days
Bucket List
$2800–$4500/person
6
Moderate
This itinerary plays every 18-hole course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort plus the Bandon Preserve, spread across five nights with one afternoon reserved for Shore Acres State Park. It is the trip for the golfer who has made the commitment to reach this remote stretch of the Oregon coast and wants to experience the full scope of what the resort has built over the past quarter century. The estimated cost of $2,800 to $4,500 per person covers five nights of on-resort lodging, six rounds (five 18-hole rounds plus the Preserve), two caddie rounds, meals at the resort's restaurants, and one off-course activity.
Fly into Southwest Oregon Regional (OTH) in North Bend or drive from Eugene or Portland. Check into the Lodge or Chrome Lake Cottages and settle in.
Morning round at Sheep Ranch, the Coore and Crenshaw design on the exposed northern headland. No bunkers, ocean views from every hole, and the most elemental links experience on the property.
Morning round at Old Macdonald. Tom Doak and Jim Urbina's tribute to template hole architecture is the most intellectually engaging course at the resort, and playing it mid-week allows the previous two days of links golf to calibrate your reading of the strategic concepts.
Morning round at Bandon Trails, the Coore and Crenshaw inland routing that moves through forest, dunes, and meadow. By day four, playing a course that leaves the ocean behind feels like a deliberate palate cleanser rather than a disappointment.
Morning round at Bandon Dunes, the original David McLay Kidd design that launched the resort in 1999. Saving the original course for the final day is a choice that works for two reasons.
Check out and drive to OTH (35 minutes), EUG (2 hours 36 minutes), or PDX (4 hours 20 minutes). Groups driving to Portland should consider a stop at Shore Acres or Cape Blanco if missed on Day 3.
On-resort lodging at the Lodge or Chrome Lake Cottages eliminates driving between accommodation and courses. The resort shuttle connects all courses. A rental car is needed only for off-resort meals, Shore Acres, and airport transfers. The daily rhythm of morning round, afternoon activity or second round, and resort dinner sustains comfortably across five days without feeling rushed or idle. Groups of four sharing a Chrome Lake loft or Grove Cottage will find the per-person lodging cost comparable to the mid-range off-resort options, with the significant advantage of being on the property.
$2800–$4500
per person
6 Days
5 nights
6
courses included