Tetherow GC (Bend, OR)
Par 72 (7,298 Yards)
Greens Fees: $100 to $175 depending on time of year. Cost includes mandatory fore caddie.
Architect: David McLay Kidd
Kidd’s Resume: Bandon Dunes, The Castle Course at St. Andrews, and Nanea
I was excited, as always, to visit Tetherow for a couple rounds of summer golf. It was great to have my father [...]
Old Macdonald is a tribute to C.B. Macdonald, who many consider the father of modern golf in the United States.
In order to bring the “highest caliber” of golf to the shores of America, Macdonald traveled across Great Britain and played many of its renowned links courses. On his own course designs, such as The National Golf Links of America on Long Island which opened in 1910, Macdonald used “hole templates” such as the Redan, Short and Alps that he found on courses in England and Scotland.
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 the premier golf communities in the country, and for good reason. The Nicklaus and Fazio courses provide members with [...]
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 Digest in 2008/2009 which does not surprise me at all. The course, which opened in 2004, is located on 177 acres [...]
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
Brasada Canyons is essentially an unwalkable golf course with extremely long green to tee transfers on most of the [...]
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 ReadingBandon 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 ReadingThe 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 ReadingAspen 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 give the town its name. The eighteen hole track at Aspen Lakes is walkable, although there are some long [...]
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 are allowed, but must remain on paths for much of the year.
Witch Hollow, the private side, is where [...]
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