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Destination: Bandon & Southern Oregon

Simply put, what was once little more than fishing, lumberyards and one of the West's larger ports in Coos Bay, the southern Oregon coast has emerged as one of the world's top golf destinations. We're talking about Bandon Dunes, where owner Mike Keiser (who made his fortunes on the greeting card industry) sought out America's most spectacular oceanfront property worthy of the continent's rare pure links golf location.

Bandon Dunes Resort has four courses, three of which are pure links courses overlooking the Pacific Ocean. They represent modern-but-throwback design styles that make the scenery is as good as you'll find on a golf course in the world.

The original course, Bandon Dunes, opened in 1998 and was designed by Scotsman David McLay Kidd. It was soon upstaged by Pacific Dunes, designed by Tom Doak and ranked by many publications as America's top public golf course. Bandon Trails, a Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw design starts in dunes before weaving into the tall pines of the northwest then back out of the woods on the last hole. A fourth championship course, Old Macdonald, was added in 2010 and features a collection of links holes inspired by some of the game's classic designs.

With so many golfers making the trek to the region, other golf courses have piggybacked off the golf explosion. Bandon Crossings is a new inland beauty that is a fraction of the cost. Old Bandon Golf Links is a revamped, historic nine-hole course that encourages walking. And a golf course few know about is Sheep Ranch, a private, informal course that is invite-only and features a collection of holes on the coast, including a par-3 shot over the ocean.

In southwest Oregon surrounding the region's largest city, Medford, there are more options. With a climate drier than most of western Oregon, it's sunnier than the Willamette Valley, making for ideal year-round golf conditions. Among its jewels is Eagle Point Golf Course, a 1996 Robert Trent Jones Jr. design that was named one of the top golf courses in Oregon.

Near Grants Pass you'll find Grants Pass Golf Club, a semi-private facility that dates back to 1946, and just a few miles away is Dutcher Creek, considered one of the best values in southern Oregon. In Klamath Falls are a couple of 18-hole layouts, including Shield Crest Golf Course, with great views of Shasta Mountain.

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Courses

Course City Rates from
Course City Rates from
Eagle Point Golf Club
Tee Times
Eagle Point $35 - $60
Dutcher Creek Golf Course
Tee Times
Grants Pass $26
Harbor Links Golf Course
Tee Times
Klamath Falls $19
Oak Knoll Golf Course
Tee Times
Ashland $8
The Punchbowl Bandon N/A
Round Lake Golf Course Klamath Falls $15
Red Mountain Golf Course Grants Pass $10 - $15
Old Macdonald Bandon $135 - $345
Bandon Dunes Bandon $135 - $345
Centennial Golf Club Medford $30 - $49
Roseburg Country Club Roseburg $45 - $80
Bear Creek Golf Course Medford $12
Quail Point Golf Course Medford $12 - $28
Bandon Trails Bandon $135 - $345
Laurel Hill Golf Course Central Point $8 - $19
Bandon Preserve Bandon $50 - $100
Sheep Ranch Bandon $100
Stone Ridge Golf Club
Tee Times
Eagle Point $12
Coquille Valley Elk Golf Course Coquille $33 - $38
Cougar Canyon Golf Course Myrtle Creek $22 - $60
The Oaks at Rogue Valley Country Club Medford $47
Applegate River Golf Club Grants Pass $20 - $22
Stewart Park Golf Course Roseburg $13 - $27
Illinois Valley Golf Club Cave Junction $15 - $20
Cedar Bend Golf Course
Tee Times
Gold Beach $4.99
Running Y Ranch Resort Klamath Falls $49 - $95
Shield Crest Golf Course Klamath Falls $20 - $40
Grants Pass Golf Club Grants Pass $40 - $70
The Rogue at Rogue Valley Country Club Medford $87
Coos Golf Club Coos Bay $30 - $45
Stewart Meadows Golf Course Medford $16 - $32
Salmon Run Golf Course Brookings $37 - $70
Bandon Crossings Golf Course Bandon $45 - $75
Veterans Memorial Golf Course White City $6 - $10
Shorty's at Bandon Dunes Practice Center Bandon N/A
Oak Hills Golf Club Sutherlin $25 - $38
Sunset Bay Golf Course Coos Bay $18 - $34
Pacific Dunes Course Bandon $135 - $345
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