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Bandon Dunes
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Bandon Dunes is not as highly ranked as the courses built at the resort since it's
opening in 1999.Pacific Dunes, Old Mac and even Bandon Trails are certainly more
acclaimed and perhaps rightly so, B.D is not as tough and demanding as Pacific or
Trails and it's green complexes don't rival those at Old Mac, but collectively Kidd's 18
is as visually stunning and enjoyable to play as any layout I've played.The 4th
(pictured above) and 5th along with the 16th are very special holes . . . many
players who travel to the mecca of golf will chose B.D as their fave layout on the
South Oregon Coast .
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The clubhouse overlooks the original course at Bandon by David McLay Kidd.
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Everything at Bandon Resort is in close proximity.
The approach at the 386 yard first.
The 189 yard par 3 second
The
par
5 third is reachable
with. your
two look
bestclose
knocks,
the
opening
theshort
putting
surface
not very wide
. . if you
youbut
can
see
my balltojust
the
green.
of
On
stunning
dogleg
right
fourth,
you
finally
come
face
to there
face
with
the
ocean,
and
when
you
combine
great
golfthe
design
with
the
shoreline
isn't
much
to do a
but
observe
and
admire.The
fourth
and
fifth
are
the
best
par
4's on
Bandon
Dunes,
plaque
on
the
tee
lets you
know
pedigree
of
what
you're
experiencing.
the
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No
disrepect
the plaque (pictured above) but the fifth is every bit the design
of the to
fourth.
marvel
The
greena on
nestledyou
intoa the
dunes
putting
surface.
Although
bigthe
teefifth
shotisleaves
short
iron,that
this surround
tucked pinthe
was
no cupcake.
The 161no
yard
check
the (notice
pot bunker
on the
short
sidecenter
of theportion
left pinof. .the
.I
wanted
partsixth,
of that
bunker
my ball
on the
right
green).
The short 359 yard par 4 eighth
The 558 yard ninth takes you back to the clubhouse.
The
approach
to.hole
the resist
par 4 the
eleventh,
wellainto
placed
bunker
. . an
ode
to
thegame
road
bunker
aturge
St.Andrews?After
mediocre
approach
onto
green,
I couldn't
. notice
. . just the
hadnasty
tohitting
climb
that sod
bunker
and .test
the
sand
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Bandon
Dunes
to
shoreline
at might
the
199
yard
twelfth,isone
of enough
McLayyour
Kidd's
gems
for heads
sure.This
green
complex
is not
deep,
but
certainly
wide
to
handle
any
lateral
missback
that
thethe
ocean
breeze
affect
accuracy
on.Choose
wisely.
club
The land really rolls at the par 5 thirteenth
The green at the fourteenth is well protected, bunkers short and dunes long.
The
163
yard
fifteenth
is
another
image
that
doesn't
need
much
thissixteenth
elevated
is perhaps
the
onelements.
the
course.
hyperbole,
The windswept
363
atgreen
Bandon
Dunes
is
the
jewel
ofto
the
back
nine,
the left
fairway
is
separated
from
the teeing
ground
by
a large
deep
chasm
filled
with
gorse,
center
a yard
better
angle
into
another
green
that
istoughest
exposed
tohit
the
leaves
view from 16th tee
The approach to the 16th green
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The 16th
intogreen
it. overlooks the pacific, don't overlook the tiny pot bunker . . . anything short will
funnel
Here's the
as you and
strollsoaked
from the
16th green to the 17th tee, luckily there was no
behind
me,view
so I you
tooksee
5 minutes
it in.
group
The
389
yardiron
seventeenth
Bandon
Dunes,
avoid
the filled
fairway
bunker
you'll
have
agreen.
short
approach,atbut
stay clear
of the
ravine
with
gorseand
short
right
the
of
par
5with
eighteenth
gives
you
one
last
chance
for glory.
The
Most
likely
your
round
at
Bandon
Dunes
willeighteenth
be
best
score
at
Bandon
Resort
(it
mine),
and
probably
will
be
the
fun.When
Mike
hiredinDunes.
aAmerica,
relative
unknown
named
David
McLay
Kidd
to
carry
out
his
vision
forKeiser
links
golf
he
nailed
it,
and
13
years
after
being
introduced
to your
the
golf
world,
flagship
still leaves
linksters
smiles
when
they
walk
offmost
the
green
ofthe
Bandon
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more
info:
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